The Zuiderzeedijk at Schardam

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The Zuiderzeedijk at Schardam
The Zuiderzeedijk at Schardam
(repair work after the 1675 All Saints Day Flood)
ArtistMatthias Withoos
Year1675-1676
LocationWestfries Museum, Hoorn

The Zuiderzeedijk at Schardam is a painting by Matthias Withoos, marking a breach in the dike near the village of Schardam in the Province of North Holland. It shows repair work being carried out to the breach between Schardam and Scharwoude - it is thought to be the only painting of that period to show such repairs.[1]

The painting has been owned for 340 years by the Van Foreest family and since 28 March 2015 has been on display at the Westfries Museum, in Hoorn.[2]


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Westfries Museum verwerft schilderij van Withoos over herstelwerkzaamheden aan een dijk". galeries.nl. 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Uniek Schilderij". Westfries Museum.