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The image shows a maritime setting with ships sailing on the water. The scene is viewed from a slightly elevated perspective, with delicate and finely detailed brushstrokes depicting boats, figures, and water movement. The color palette is primarily shades of gray and black. Various boats are seen on the water, with a large flag featuring text. More ships with raised sails are moored or sailing in the distance, with marine equipment and structures visible along the shore. The background includes additional boats and a cloudy sky.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Seaport
Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman
- Date
- c. 1652/1654
- Medium
- etching with drypoint on laid paper
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2016.89.25
- Credit line
- The J. and H. Weldon Foundation Inc. and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Verscheÿde Schepen en Gesichten van Amstelredam (Various Ships and Views of Amsterdam): Part III: plate 1
Provenance
(Rob Kattenburg, Bergen); purchased by NGA, 2017.
Inscription
upper center in plate: DERDE DEEL.; in image on flag: Verscheÿden Schepen en Gesichten / van Amsterdam, naer t leven afgete. / kent en opt Cooper gebracht, door / Reinier Nooms, alias Zeeman / C: Danckerts / Excudit; lower center in plate: 1
NGA object ID 210418. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.