The Old Stock Exchange of Amsterdam

Job Berckheyde (in circa 1670)

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LIsha asked

what is the symbols of this picture?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear,

I'm not sure what you mean by 'symbols'. From the caption you can read that the statue of Mercury, the god of trade, by Bartholomeus Eggers is positioned on the left hand side of the painting.

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Lisa

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The painting excellently documents the expansion of the Exchange in 1668, based on a design by the Amsterdam architect Daniël Stalpaert. The most important change was the merging of the two southern gate buildings into one building with a classic facade on the Rokin. A statue of Mercury, the god of trade, by Bartholomeus Eggers was erected between the two hallways. The sculpture can be seen to the left between the two open arches; Mercury's caduceus staff stands out against the sun-lit fronts on the Rokin.

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Title	The Old Stock Exchange of Amsterdam
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is travelling

Dimensions	Height 85,5 cm Width 105,5 cm
Artists	Painter: Job Berckheyde
Accession number	1043 (OK)
Credits	Purchased 1866
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1866
Creation date	in circa 1670
Internal exhibitions	De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	Reflecting Class in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer (2016) VOC (2017) De Gouden Eeuw. Amsterdam, de Republiek en de wereld (2012) Golden Times? Art and Society in Rembrandt's Amsterdam (2024)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe