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Overdoor of the Thesaurie Ordinaris (Treasury)
Artus Quellinus the Elderca. 1650 - ca. 1651
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The entrances of the various offices inside the Amsterdam Town Hall were ornamented with appropriate sculptures. Quellinus’ model for the overdoor of the Treasury (Municipal Department of Financial Affairs) depicts putti with two large fish: an allusion to the city’s wealth as a result of the rich ‘catch’ of its merchants.
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- Title: Overdoor of the Thesaurie Ordinaris (Treasury)
- Creator: Quellinus, Artus (I)
- Date Created: ca. 1650 - ca. 1651
- Physical Dimensions: terracotta
- Subject Keywords: Stadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808)
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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