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FIG. 2
Various categories have been used to refer In the 17th century, before this type of scene ap Fig. 2
to these scenes, such as ‘topographic designs’, peared on Chinese export art, landscapes and
‘architectural views’, or even ‘landscapes’. However, harbour scenes were already popular on Italian Cornelis Boumeester
these terms are too specific to cover such a broad majolica, Dutch delft, and later on English and (1652-1733)
field. ‘Views’ and ‘perspectives’, terms that would Northern European ceramics. This type of subject Tile Tableau
have been familiar to people in the 18th century, was popularised in Delft, mostly on tiles and plates Tin glaze
better describe the subject. (fig. 1). The compositions varied greatly, from simple Rotterdam — ca. 1680-1720
combinations of different elements that, once H. 75.5 L. 88 W. 4 cm
This exhibition and accompanying catalogue grouped together could be seen as a landscape,
will focus on those ‘views and perspectives’ to detailed views of actual locations. Among Gift of the heirs
that show buildings in their settings. It extends the most famous European painters of this theme of A. Isaac, Amsterdam
chronologically from the late 17th up to the late were Frederik van Frytom (active ca. 1650-1700) © Collection Rijksmuseum,
19th century, and covers a range of works of art and Cornelis Boumeester (1652-1733), who, by Amsterdam
that demonstrate interest in the subject as a type the time of his death, was one of the wealthiest
of cultural expression. inhabitants of Rotterdam (fig. 2).5
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