Aankondiging van een loterij te Abcoude, 1696 by Anonymous

Aankondiging van een loterij te Abcoude, 1696 1695 - 1696

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graphic-art, print, typography

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script typeface

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graphic-art

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written text

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dutch-golden-age

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print

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small type

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hand drawn type

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paragraph style

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typography

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stylized text

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thick font

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handwritten font

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classical type

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small lettering

Dimensions: height 185 mm, width 135 mm

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Editor: So, here we have “Aankondiging van een loterij te Abcoude, 1696,” a print from around 1695 or 1696 by an anonymous artist. It's basically an announcement for a lottery, densely packed with text. The overall feeling is… serious and very informational. How do you interpret this work? Curator: As an iconographer, I'm drawn to how text functions as image here. Notice the title: "SEER FAVORABELE LOTERYE." The letters are large, almost hand-drawn, immediately imbuing the lottery with a sense of divine favor. In a time of religious and economic uncertainty, a "favorable lottery" taps into deep-seated hopes for prosperity, a symbol laden with wishful thinking. Editor: That's a good point. It almost feels like propaganda now that you mention it. What else do you see? Curator: Consider the date: 1695. The Dutch Golden Age was waning, anxieties were rising. This lottery, announced in a church, wasn't just about money. It was a way to restore social cohesion, offer hope, perhaps even subtly reinforce religious values. What might the symbolic significance of holding the lottery in a church have been at this time? Editor: It's interesting to think about how the placement influences how one thinks about this. I had viewed this purely as historical ephemera at first! Curator: Exactly! Every element - the typography, the location, the very idea of a "favorable" lottery - communicates a specific cultural message. It's a complex interplay of economics, religion, and social hope distilled into a single image. Editor: Thanks for illuminating this historical context and the web of symbols contained within. I’ll certainly look at works from this period differently now.

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