Krantenknipsel betreffende Richard Roland Holst Possibly 1939

This is a newspaper clipping about Richard Roland Holst, probably from the early 20th century. I love how the layout is so dense, like a tapestry of words. You can almost imagine the journalist hunched over their typewriter, pounding out the details of this new building for The Hague's High Council. You know, Holst was really into symbolism, and I bet he saw the High Council building as a chance to weave all these layers of meaning into the architecture. He probably envisioned the interior as a sacred space, a place where justice and truth could be contemplated, symbolized by the grand entrance hall adorned with allegorical figures. You can imagine him thinking about the weight of history, the responsibility of those who worked there, and trying to capture that in the very stones and surfaces of the building. Holst’s wider work embraced similar esoteric ideas, drawing from literature, history, and philosophy to explore themes of power, morality, and the human condition. It's like a constant conversation through art!