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Claude Monet | The Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam, 1874

"The Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam (Looking up the Groenburgwal)" was created in 1874 by French painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) in Impressionism style.
The painting is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania.


Title: The Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam (Looking up the Groenburgwal)
Author: Claude Monet - French Impressionist painter (1840-1926);
Geography: Probably made in Netherlands, Europe;

Date: c. 1874;
Medium: Oil on canvas;
Dimensions: 21 7/16 × 25 3/4 inches (54.5 × 65.4 cm) Framed: 28 3/8 × 33 1/2 × 3 15/16 inches (72.1 × 85.1 × 10 cm);
Curatorial Department: European Painting;
Object Location: The Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Claude Monet painted the church during a visit to the Netherlands.
There is some confusion about the date of this painting, but it was probably one of 12 paintings made by Monet in 1874 during a visit to Amsterdam.
The composition is centred on the church spire, with the Groenburgwal canal leading up to it in the foreground.
The reflections of the buildings on the water are represented by yellow brushstrokes only, with no detail to them.


Claude Monet dipinse la chiesa durante una visita nei Paesi Bassi.
C'è un po' di confusione sulla data di questo dipinto, ma probabilmente era uno dei 12 dipinti realizzati da Monet nel 1874 durante una visita ad Amsterdam.
La composizione è incentrata sulla guglia della chiesa, con il canale Groenburgwal che vi conduce in primo piano.
I riflessi degli edifici sull'acqua sono rappresentati solo da pennellate gialle, senza alcun dettaglio.
Il dipinto è esposto al Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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