tiny worlds
Petronella, Carrie, Frances, Karen & Narcissa
Some time in 1686, Petronella Oortman, a well-to-do Amsterdam woman, drew up these rather extravagant blueprints.
To celebrate her second marriage to a successful silk merchant, she hired a crackerjack team of artisans to construct a house befitting her high social stature. The list of names included that of a prominent French cabinetmaker, a muralist, …
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