File:Andries Beeckman - The Castle of Batavia.jpg

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Summary

Andries Beeckman: The Castle of Batavia

Artist

Andries Beeckman (fl. circa 1651–1663)
Alternative names	Andreas Beeckman, Andreas Beecqman, Andries Beecqman
Description	Dutch painter and drawer
Date of birth/death	31 August 1628	9 August 1664
Location of birth/death	Hasselt	Amsterdam
Work location	Deventer (1651), Category:Batavia, today Jakarta (1657), Amsterdam (1658-1663)
Authority file	: Q3016049 VIAF: 95725968 ISNI: 0000000430718275 ULAN: 500007394 LCCN: no2014071760 WGA: b/beeckman WorldCat

Title

The Castle of Batavia

Object type

painting

Genre

landscape painting

Description

The castle of Batavia, seen from Kali Besar West. On the foreground a sort of market underneath palm trees.

Date

circa 1662

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 108 cm (42.5 in)

; width: 151.5 cm (59.6 in)

Collection

Rijksmuseum

	Native name	Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
	Location	Amsterdam
	Coordinates	52° 21′ 36″ N, 4° 53′ 07″ E
	Established	1800
	Website	rijksmuseum.nl
	Authority file	: Q190804 VIAF: 159624082 ISNI: 0000000121961335 ULAN: 500246547 LCCN: n79007489 NLA: 36126463 WorldCat

Current location

Rijksmuseum Room 2.9

Accession number

SK-A-19 (Rijksmuseum)

Object history

1859: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, from the Oostindisch Huis, Amsterdam

Exhibition history

Treasures of the Golden Age, masterpieces of national history, Haags Historisch Museum, 2 September 2005 - 2009
Gewürze. Sinnlicher Genuss. Lebendige Geschichte, Lokschuppen Rosenheim

Inscriptions

Signature bottom right:

ABeeckman Fecit

Notes

This version used to hang above the mantelpiece in the Great hall of the Oost-Indisch Huis, Amsterdam. Here the directors of the V.O.C. held their meetings. We know that the Amsterdam Chamber of the V.O.C. made arrangements to purchase this painting from Beeckman in 1662.

References

Source/Photographer

www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info

Other versions

File:Andries Beeckman - The Castle of Batavia, Seen from Kali Besar West - WGA1557.jpg
Version from www.wga.hu

There are two versions known of View of Batavia, slightly differing from each other.

Licensing

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:29, 7 June 2022	7,222 × 5,134 (7.44 MB)	Oursana	Reverted to version as of 21:13, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
	20:38, 11 October 2021	7,175 × 5,134 (27.04 MB)	Orange2000	Better quality
	21:13, 14 November 2019	7,222 × 5,134 (7.44 MB)	Vincent Steenberg	latest version from www.rijksmuseum.nl
	08:02, 26 June 2016	7,222 × 5,134 (12.34 MB)	Vincent Steenberg	colors
	19:59, 14 June 2014	7,222 × 5,134 (7.38 MB)	Vincent Steenberg	higher resolition
	19:04, 6 April 2007	1,600 × 1,144 (416 KB)	MichaelJLowe	{{Information \|Description="The Castle of Batavia, seen from West Kali Besar". Oil on canvas. 108 x 151.5 cm. \|Source=http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/ \|Date=circa 1656-58 \|Author=Andries Beeckman \|Permission={{PD-Art}} \|other_versions= }} [[Category:Nicolaas P