De Canon van Amsterdam

November 2025

“What and who shaped Amsterdam throughout history into the city it is today?”
That is the question that runs like a common thread through the new Canon of Amsterdam. The renewed Canon of Amsterdam was launched in November 2025. Educational material for primary and secondary education was also created for this purpose and is freely available for teachers and schools to use.

Saša was asked to create 5/49 detailed illustrations that accompany this new educational material. For this request he dove into his love for history, the city of Amsterdam, and bringing these specific stories to life again, through his art. He drew ‘Grachtengordel’, ‘Aansprekersoproer’, ‘Rebrandt’, ‘Jordaan, and

For more information about the initiative click here.