The Interior of the Sint-Pieterskerk, 's-Hertogenbosch
In 1632, Saenredam spent several months in the town of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, which Dutch Protestant forces had recently reconquered from the Spanish. In ground plans and drawings, Saenredam carefully documented the town’s historic churches, including the Sint-Pieterskerk shown here, which would be demolished only fourteen years after his visit. The austerity and mathematical precision of the depiction lends the work a documentary authority that is characteristic of Saenredam’s work. His removal of the pulpit and pews, elements associated with Protestant worship, indicates he may have made this painting for a Catholic collector who was nostalgic for former times.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Interior of the Sint-Pieterskerk, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Artist: Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (Dutch, Assendelft 1597–1665 Haarlem)
- Date: 1632
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 15 7/8 × 21 3/4 in. (40.3 × 55.2 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Wrightsman Fund, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.888
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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