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22-APR-2012

Wellicht Duitsland ? Klopt is Sint Victor Dom in Xanten (Duitsland)

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I've got a real puzzle for you, but its a real long shot and you probably won't be able to help me!! I have attached a picture and I am trying to identify where it might be. I am thinking it is Holland somewhere. It could be around S'Hertogenbosch or Deuteren or Limbourg. You took us to St Jan's church in s'Hertogenbosch and I don't think the Church looks like that (I've still got the pamphlet from our visit).

This picture is an old painting done on a piece of wood. It used to be in my grandparents old home in s'Hertogenbosch. On the back of the wood are holes that were made by German shrapnel during the war. For some reason Oma and Opa brought the painting with them from Holland and now my Uncle has it in Christchurch. I don't know if it was painted by someone in the family, or who it was painted by, but I wondered if you or Flipco might recognise the buildings in he picture at all.

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Herman Wesselink 19-Sep-2013 14:31
Hello, I guess that the church on this painting is the St. Victor in Xanten (Germany). If you look well, you 'll see that it has two towers. These quite firm tower front (existing of two squared parts with octangular spires) is rather unique in the German gothic church architecture. The location of Xanten is easier recognized due to the gate building at the foreground. The gate still exists and can also be seen on recent pictures.
Kind regards,
Herman Wesselink, Amsterdam