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Swieten Castle from the east

Roelant Roghmanca. 1646 - ca. 1647

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

In this view of Swieten Castle Roghman placed emphasis on rendering the architecture. He depicted the dozens of dovecotes on the side wall with notable precision, and not surprisingly, for in the 17th century the right to keep large numbers of pigeons was limited to the aristocracy and higher clergy.

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  • Title: Swieten Castle from the east
  • Creator: Roghman, Roelant
  • Date Created: ca. 1646 - ca. 1647
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Subject Keywords: Huis te Swieten
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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