Issac Ouwater paintings Geocoded

Nieuwe Kerk

Painting by Isaak Ouwater (1748-1793).  One of many expert city views, all painted to show the finest that the city had to offer in architecture, public spaces, favorable climate, and an elevated approach to life.  The many views he painted in Amsterdam are just blocks from each other, and would make invaluable contributions to assembling a view of Amsterdam life as it was.

Ouwater paintings geocoded

Paintings of Alkmaar in GeocodedArt

The Weight House, Alkmaar

The Weight House, Alkmaar, painting by Jacques Carabain (1834-1933)

A compact Dutch town, which exemplifies the impeccable North Holland lifestyle, has been a favorite subject of numerous painters over several centuries.  The life was made meaningful in the living, not in theorizing about living.

Paintings of Alkmaar geocoded

Jan ten Compe paintings in GeocodedArt

View on the Excise tower in Alkmaar

painting by Jan ten Compe (1713-1761). His townscapes are not romanticized, but celebrate the pride and joy of quiet Dutch industriousness: tidy towns that provide a good way of life for eminently civilized people.

Jan ten Compe paintings geocoded

Aelbert Cuyp paintings geocoded

View of Dordrecht at Sunset

painting by Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691). An artist most known for works that feature handsome livestock, Cuyp often used recognizable town features as a backdrop, and on occasion did a proper cityscape.  His favorite subject was the venerable city of Dordrecht, and he painted it in many moods, though none so lovingly as this example.

Cuyp paintings geocoded