Vervallen stadspoort met een toren 1648

This etching by M. Schaep, titled "Vervallen stadspoort met een toren" (Collapsed City Gate with a Tower), depicts the ruins of a once imposing city gate and tower. The 1648 artwork, measuring 123 mm in height and 94 mm in width, captures the sense of decay and loss, perhaps alluding to the fragility of power and the passage of time. The detailed depiction of the crumbling structure suggests a focus on realism and the artist's keen observation of architectural detail. The two figures in the foreground, dwarfed by the ruins, provide a human scale to the scene, further emphasizing the vastness of the fallen monument.