File:A Ship in a Calm Sea RMG BHC0734.tiff
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Abraham de Verwer: A Ship in a Calm Sea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q330784 |
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Title |
A Ship in a Calm Sea |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Genre | marine art | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Shipping is shown on a calm sea. A coastal craft with a red sail is shown on the left, in starboard-broadside view with the starboard leeboard visible and several figures on board. On the right a ship is shown in port-quarter view at anchor, flying the Dutch flag on the stern and mainmast. The stern is ornately carved, with a coat of arms and red lion visible. Figures can be seen on the deck and also in the rigging. In the foreground on the right a small boat is rowing away from the ship with a man standing in the bows blowing a trumpet, while two sea birds hover overhead. Other shipping can be seen in the distance to the left. Three-quarters of the painting consists of sky. A dark cloud appears in the top left but the rest of the sky is infused with a golden glow that is also reflected in the sea.
The artist was known initially to be a cabinet-maker resident in Haarlem. He is recorded as living in Amsterdam as a painter by 1617. In 1623 he wrote to the States General trying to interest them in his invention for blocking certain harbours to prevent enemy shipping entering or leaving. He was later commissioned, around 1628, to paint a scene from the 'Battle of Gibraltar' for the Amsterdam Admiralty and also received commissions to paint other sea battles. At the time of his death he left several other large scenes unsold including the 'Siege of La Rochelle' (Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam) and a 'Battle of the Downs'. He is known to have visited France since he painted a view of Paris in 1637. He was the master of the marine painter Hendrick Dubbels and died in Amsterdam. The painting is indistinctly signed 'Verwer' on the floating barrel, lower left. |
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Date | Late 16th century - Mid 17th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on panel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Frame: 610 mm x 645 mm x 85 mm;Painting: 465 mm x 510 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC0734 |
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Notes |
Signed. Within the Museum’s Loans Out Policy there is a presumption against lending panel paintings. Please consult Registration for further details. |
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: OP1962-68 id number: BHC0734 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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