Binnenstad in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Joost van den Vondel

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2019

1. Joost van den Vondel Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier woonde van 1631 tot 1650 Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), 'Prins der Nederlandse dichters'. Hij dreef hier een zijde- en kousen-winkel en schreef er zijn beroemdste toneelwerk, de Gijsbrecht van Aemstel (1638).

Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), 'Prins der Nederlandse dichters' (Prince of Dutch poets), lived here from 1631 to 1650. This is where he ran a silk shop and hosier as well as writing his most famous play entitled Gijsbrecht van Aemstel (1638).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1631.

Location. 52° 22.536′ N, 4° 53.912′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Binnenstad. Marker is on Warmoesstraat just north of Heintje Hoekssteeg, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Warmoesstraat 39, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1012 GS, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jan Pietersz Sweelinck (within shouting distance of this marker); Majoor Bosshardthuis (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sint Olofskapel / Saint Olof's Chapel

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(about 120 meters away); Chet Baker (about 120 meters away); Salomon Verbeeck (about 150 meters away); Bet van Beeren (about 180 meters away); Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert (about 210 meters away); a different marker also named Joost van den Vondel (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

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Also see . . . Joost van den Vondel (Wikipedia). "Joost van den Vondel (17 November 1587 – 5 February 1679) was a Dutch poet, writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant (1662), on the life of John the Baptist, has been called the greatest Dutch epic....Vondel's theatrical works were regularly performed until the 1960s. The most visible was the annual performance, on New Year's Day from 1637 to 1968, of Gijsbrecht van Aemstel." (Submitted on March 22, 2019.)

Joost van den Vondel Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2019

2. Joost van den Vondel Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.