Amsterdam: 17th Century Model Copper Chandelier With 30 Lamps H250xB230

De gebogen Amsterdamse grachten en herenhuizen met puntgevels hebben lange tijd kunstenaars geïnspireerd die de romantische geest van de stad wilden vastleggen. Tijdens de Gouden Eeuw werden oude meesters als Rembrandt en Vermeer naar Amsterdam getrokken, waar een bloeiende kunstmarkt hen in staat stelde om nieuwe technieken en stijlen te innoveren. In de 20e eeuw bloeide de Amsterdamse School architectuurbeweging op, die Art Nouveau en expressionistische invloeden mengde in creatieve ontwerpen. Vandaag de dag gaan bezoekers massaal naar het Van Gogh Museum en het Rijksmuseum om Nederlandse artistieke hoogstandjes te bewonderen, terwijl straatartiesten en hedendaagse tentoonstellingen de creatieve erfenis van dit toevluchtsoord voor de kunsten voortzetten.

Het Amsterdam model is de grootste kroonluchter die Brink & van Keulen in haar collectie heeft en is volledig massief gegoten. Dit model weegt ca. 450 kg. Het origineel hangt in de Portugeese Synagoge in Amsterdam. One of the few buildings in the Netherlands where original brass chandeliers can still be seen in all their glory is the Portuguese Synagogue dating from 1671-1675 in Amsterdam. The chandeliers are still lit by candles, as there is no electric light. The 26 brass chandeliers with their 300 candles are the only source of light in the 'Snoge'. It takes one and a half hours to light them. In the 17th century, the synagogue was furnished with old and new brass chandeliers, wall arms and candlesticks of all shapes and sizes from the workshops of the well-known Amsterdam yellow-casters Hans Rogiers (of Harelbeke) and Elias Eliasz. van Vliet. The four chandeliers in the nave are large spherical crowns of the Dutch type, each of three tiers with a total of thirty arms.

Original historical moulds from that era are used to make the copper parts. They are also still cast the old-fashioned way in a greasy type of sand called Brussels earth. After the crown is varnished, skilled craftsmen assemble the parts. Electric wires run subtly along the arms as they are made of solid copper. The arms and curls are soldered together. As the crowns are assembled, electrical wiring and lighting components are discreetly placed.

Brink & van Keulen, a family business founded in 1946, upholds the art of casting by producing copper chandeliers of the highest calibre. Chandeliers by Brink en van Keulen can be found in a number of prestigious churches and monumental buildings in the Netherlands and other parts of the world. Through the transfer of knowledge over many generations, Brink & van Keulen has made an important contribution to the preservation of the Dutch yellow casting craft. The company is the only manufacturer of chandeliers with original casting moulds from the 17th century in the whole of Europe.

• 17th century edition
• 3 levels
• 30 arms
  
• 230 cm diameter
• 250 cm high