Artwork
View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam
View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vingboons. It dates from 1662 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Technique & Style
View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. Created in 1662 within the Northern Low Countries, the work measures 97 cm in height and 140 cm in width. Classified as a landscape painting, the piece is attributed to Johannes Vingboons. The medium and dimensions reflect the standard practices for large-scale landscape canvases of the period.
History & Provenance
The landscape painting View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam was created by Johannes Vingboons in 1662 as an oil on canvas work measuring 97 by 140 centimeters.
The landscape painting View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam was created by Johannes Vingboons in 1662 as an oil on canvas work measuring 97 by 140 centimeters. It was painted in the Northern Low Countries and entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it remains on display. The piece is catalogued as a landscape painting and is part of the museum's holdings of 17th-century Dutch artworks.
View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, also identified as the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst. The painting, an oil on canvas landscape by Johannes Vingboons dated 1662, is housed at that institution in the Netherlands.
No specific inventory or accession number, nor any documented exhibition history, is provided in the available sources.
Overview
View of Iudea, the Capital of Siam is an oil painting created by Johannes Vingboons in 1662, currently part of the Rijksmuseum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene, orderly walled city surrounded by water, with features including red-tiled roof buildings, a grid of narrow streets, and canals. Despite being labeled 'Iudea', the subject is actually Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam (Thailand), reflecting 17th-century European cartographic inaccuracies. The presence of docked ships implies a hub of trade or travel.
Context
This work reflects the Dutch Golden Age's fascination with global geography and trade routes. Despite the mislabeling, it highlights European interest in Southeast Asian capitals during this period.
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Artist
Johannes Vingboons was a Dutch draughtsman, watercolourist, and cartographer active in Amsterdam during the seventeenth century, in the period of the Dutch Golden Age.
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