Front hall to the east around 1909, 1908 - 1909 Canvas Print

Front hall to the east around 1909, 1908 - 1909 Canvas Print

In the front hall there are several plaster models, including in the middle of the room the cast of 'Victoria'. At the table on the left, reproductions and signposts were sold. The passage on the right led to the hall of fame. The walls are provided with decorative paintings. Front hall to the east seen. Stained glass windows. In the period 1904-1910, the decorative paintings by Georg Sturm were applied. The statue of Victoria, centrally in front of the entrance of the Hall of Fame, is a preliminary study (?) of the statue that adorns the roof of the museum centrally between the two entrances. Decoration pattern Voorhal according to De Stuers: 'The verciering der Voorhal is inspired by one thought. In a cycle, it symbolizes human life and aspiration. The floor is dedicated to the physical area, the walls and windows to the social, the vaults and what is with them at a height, to the intellectual'. p. 34 Walls: "The walls are divided into a number of compartments by painted bands, in which the initials of King William III and Queen Emma appear and some emblems appear, intended for scenes from the history of the Dutch people and for images of famous artists." (Stuers p. 33, fig 36 fig 2 and 50 fig 1) Floor: 'The by Joh. Odoricio in Frankfurt a. Main with Italian workmen executed mosaic decoration of the floor is, as well as the mosaic floors in the other rooms, designed by Dr. P.J.H. Cuypers. It shows in the middle box the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; around it the teans of the Zodiac, the months of the year, the four rivers of Paradise: Physon, Gibon, Tigris, and Euphrates; furthermore, the Sun, the Moon and the planets Jupiter and Venus, surrounded by stars. ..... The left side pocket has in the middle the Time, around which Tomorrow, Afternoon, Evening and Night and in the corners the four Ages: Child, Young, Male and Grey-earth. The right side section shows the four elements in the middle and the four Seasons in the corners. .... etc ' (De Stuers p. 32, 33, figs. 13 B and C)

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