Mill

Not so inspired today, a typical Dutch  image a windmill, this one is in Hattem.

From the archives of 2014.

Sculptures

I Hattem I noticed this rather green sculpture of a lion, a dog? The poor creature is chained as if somebody would lift it up and walk away with it. I forgot to read the sign to it but on internet I found its name "Kladdegat". Don't ask me what that means, I don't know the word in dutch either. It is made by Jan-Erik Barendsen.

This little fellow is situated along the river IJssel and is called "The little skipper" and was in 1991 made by

 G. Beernink.

This sculpture is in the courtyard of the museum and is a former general practitioner of Hattem "Dr. Sypkens Smit" who had involved himself  extremely with the history of Hattem. The sculpture dates from 2002 and is made by G.W.Barendsen.

Hattem (2)

This is the entrance to the Anton Pieck Museum in Hattem. Anton Pieck (1895-1987) was a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist. His works are noted for their nostalgic or fairy tail-like character and are widely popular, appearing regularly on cards and calendars.

Here an example of one of his illustrated books.

The Museum is since 1984 in this old building together with two other dutch painters, father and son Voerman.

The two museums are connected by a beautiful courtyard.

A part of the museum was appointed as a regional museum with some old costumes from this region as these special folded hats.

There was a lot to see in this museum, in the basement were some excavations of ancient objects found in the region, look at the plate from 1692.

Hattem

A view of a typical dutch windmill, named "the Fortune", in the little town "Hattem" in the North-East part of the Netherlands in the province Gelderland.

A document referring to Hattem, is dated around 800, but in 1176 it became a parish and in 1299 the place obtained city rights from the landgrave Reinoud I van Gelre. The old church was all covered in scaffolding and cloths so I have no picture of it. Hattem has also been a Hanseatic City.

Hattem was a fortified town and this town gate remembers of those times.

Here you can see the former city walls with the city behind.

The Town-Hall dates from 1770 and looks like it has been restored recently. A bit to much I think, it looks complete new now.

I prefer a building like this from Anno1626.

This is the river IJsel seen from the city.

Tomorrow I'll show you a pretty museum I visited in Hattem.