Amsterdam, view on the Amstel from the south, Hans Bol, 1589

View of amsterdam from the south. To the right the amstel and on the horizon the oude kerk. Hans bol was the first artist to draw amsterdam from the amstel instead of the ij. He probably made this drawing from a tower alongside the river. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1589. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: height: 11.7 cm (4.6 in); width: 33.1 cm (13 in). Medium: gouache and gold, panel, parchment. Collection: Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection. Profile of Amsterdam, seen from the landside by Hans Bol 1589