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The Four Continents Paying Homage to Amsterdam
Artus Quellinus the Elderca. 1655
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The front and rear elevation of the Town Hall are each dominated by a sculpted marble tympanum approximately twenty metres in width and surmounted by bronze statues. This design for the rear façade shows the four (then known) continents bringing prosperity to Amsterdam. It symbolizes the Amsterdam merchants’ worldwide trading network.
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- Title: The Four Continents Paying Homage to Amsterdam
- Creator: Quellinus, Artus (I)
- Date Created: ca. 1655
- Physical Dimensions: terracotta
- Subject Keywords: oorspronkelijke bewoners van Amerika, Stadhuis van Amsterdam (1655-1808), Amsterdam
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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