Gezicht op de stad Hamburg 1668

Adriaen Oudendijck's 1668 etching, "Gezicht op de stad Hamburg", depicts a panoramic view of Hamburg. The city is shown from a distance, with its numerous spires and towers clearly visible. The artist incorporates a banner displaying the city's coat of arms, adding a sense of officiality to the composition. The foreground is filled with figures on horseback and walking through the landscape, further grounding the viewer in the scene and contributing to the overall realism of the artwork. Oudendijck's detailed rendering of the cityscape and its surroundings exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age's interest in precise depictions of everyday life and landscapes.