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.
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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
Print
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.