The 17 Artworks of Pieter De Grebber

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Pieter De Grebber - -The --Surrounding Gallery-- at Honselaarsdijk (detail)- (8)'The ''Surrounding Gallery'' at Honselaarsdijk (detail)' (8)Pieter De Grebber

Views of Amersfoort were made either looking at the city from the northwest or from the south. The presence of the Amersfoortse Berg [Amersfoort Hill] to the south of the city explains the popularity of that angle, since it provided artists with a natural elevation and afforded a striking panorama. ...

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Pieter De Grebber - -The --Surrounding Gallery-- at Honselaarsdijk (detail)-'The ''Surrounding Gallery'' at Honselaarsdijk (detail)'Pieter De Grebber

'This drawing is an allegory of the ''ill-suited couple'', in which old men as well as old women covet young members of the opposite sex. The original source of the drawing is Leonardo.In a suddenmoment of insincere fondness, a young man nuzzles an emaciated, toothless old woman. With his right hand...

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Pieter De Grebber - -The --Surrounding Gallery-- at Honselaarsdijk (detail)-'The ''Surrounding Gallery'' at Honselaarsdijk (detail)'Pieter De Grebber

The sitter, Antonio de Covarrubias y Leiva (1524-1602) was the son of a Toledan architect, the master of works at Toledo Cathedral, who also designed the façade of the Alcázar in the city. Antonio studied law at the University of Salamanca. He became a noted jurist, antiquarian, philosopher, poet, h...

Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

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