Kerktoren 1890 - 1946

Cornelis Vreedenburgh sketched this church tower, or "Kerktoren," in a simple yet evocative manner. The tower, a symbol of spiritual aspiration, rises with tiered sections, much like the Tower of Babel, representing a human attempt to reach the divine. This reaching motif, this striving for connection with the heavens, resonates across cultures and eras. Consider the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia, or even the soaring skyscrapers of today’s modern cities; each echoes a primal urge to transcend our earthly bounds. Throughout the ages, we see the tower motif in myriad forms, each imbued with the hopes, fears, and cultural nuances of its time. Here, Vreedenburgh captures not just a structure, but a feeling, a collective memory of human ambition, and the timeless quest for meaning, a quest that continues to find new expressions in our ever-evolving world.