Gezicht op het Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam c. 1900 - 1930

This is an interesting image of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, made with a cyanotype process by an anonymous artist. I can imagine the process of dipping paper into the cyanotype solution, laying botanical materials onto the paper, and exposing it to sunlight. It feels almost like alchemy, waiting to see what emerges. There’s this sense of experimentation, trial and error, and intuition guiding the artist. Looking at the different blues and the intricate details of the architecture, I can feel a sense of reverence for the building. The artist might have been thinking about how to capture its grandeur, its history, and maybe even the stories held within its walls. This approach to image-making emphasizes the physicality of the medium. The artist is not just representing the world but actively engaging with it through gesture, material, and technique. Artists are always riffing off one another, exchanging ideas across time, inspiring each other's creativity. What stories might be found in the building today?