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The image is an etching depicting a maritime scene from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is low in the composition, emphasizing the expansive sky with its clouds. Several boats with sails are docked alongside a wooden pier protruding into the water. The sails are depicted with fine, detailed etching strokes, giving a sense of texture and movement. In the distance, other smaller ships and a faint outline of structures mark the horizon line. The color palette is monochromatic, with variations of black and white. The water, the sky, and the boats blend into a coherent scene capturing a maritime environment.
National Gallery of Art · Print
"Tocht Schuiten"or Spaarndam Fishing Boats
Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman
- Date
- c. 1652 /1654
- Medium
- etching with drypoint on laid paper
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2016.89.8
- 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 I: plate 8
Subjects and terms
- Flag
- Boat
- Sea
- Figures
- Writing
Provenance
(Rob Kattenburg, Bergen); purchased by NGA, 2017.
Inscription
across bottom of plate: Tocht Schuÿten of Sparendammer Vissers. / a8
NGA object ID 210454. 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.