Gezicht op de Chapelle des Martyrs 1631 - 1661

"Gezicht op de Chapelle des Martyrs" (View of the Chapel of the Martyrs) is an etching by the French artist Israel Silvestre, dating from 1631-1661. The print depicts a panoramic view of the Chapelle des Martyrs, a church located on the hill of Montmartre in Paris. Silvestre skillfully captures the architecture of the building and its surrounding landscape, including the small figures in the foreground that add scale and depth to the composition. The etching is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it provides a glimpse into 17th-century Paris.