Album met 56 schetsen naar schilderijen van zeventiende-eeuwse Hollandse meesters 1642 - 1653
drawing, paper
drawing
dutch-golden-age
paper
Dimensions: height 371 mm, width 488 mm, thickness 31 mm, width 980 mm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This album with 56 sketches after seventeenth-century Dutch masters was crafted by Leonaert Bramer. Here, the swirling patterns draw us into a world of continuous motion. The spiral, a motif as old as time itself, evokes the cyclical nature of existence. Think of the ancient labyrinths, the twisting paths leading to the center of the self, or the winding coils of a serpent, shedding its skin, reborn anew. These forms resurface across epochs, whispering tales of renewal and transformation. They echo in the Baroque fascination with dynamism and the eternal return, reminding us of the powerful currents that run beneath the surface of our consciousness. The continuous, unbroken line suggests a journey without end, a reflection on the human condition and our ceaseless search for meaning. Through this pattern, we glimpse the eternal dance of creation and decay, a reminder of the profound, often subconscious forces that shape our perceptions and interpretations of the world.
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