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The Sint-Antoniuswaag in Amsterdam
Also titled De Sint-Antoniuswaag in Amsterdam
Isaac Ouwater (Amsterdam, 1748–1793)
c. 1780 - c. 1790
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 60 cm x width 74 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
The subject of this painting, the 15th-century Saint Anthony weigh house, is largely cast in shadow. Ouwater also introduces strong contrasts of light in the foreground: the table with collectibles catches the sunlight, while the foreground is dark. In this painting and its pendant, The Nieuwe Kerk and the Town Hall on the Dam, bright, white accents on dresses, animals and lampposts enliven the compositions.
