The Castle in Heemstede, 1801

Blatt: 296 x 405 mm

Physical Description: Watercolour, black chalk or charcoal and lead crayon (?), partially gone over with brush and gum (arabic?), on wove paper

Inventory Number: 3238

Object Number: 3238 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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The striking arrangement of zones of light and shade serves to bring out the geometric forms of the architecture – and thus reveals the influence of Cornelis Pronk. The extremely solid-looking brick masonry, on the other hand, is reminiscent of works by Milatz’s teacher Paulus van Liender ("Lisse near Haarlem" (Inv.-Nr. 3305)). The depiction of a small medieval castle near Haarlem, which was torn down just a few years after the execution of this drawing, already anticipates the romantic aesthetic of the nineteenth century.

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Title: The Castle in Heemstede

Draughtsman

Franciscus Andreas Milatz

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Watercolour, black chalk or charcoal and lead crayon (?), partially gone over with brush and gum (arabic?), on wove paper

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Netherlandish

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Label at the Time of Manufacture: Verso signiert und datiert unten links (mit der Feder in Braun) F. A: Milatz 1801; bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Schwarz): Het Slot te Heemstede.

Captions Added Later: Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht vorhanden

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18.02.2025