dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands) SK-C-1707 | en_US |
dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 1665 (creation) | en_US |
dc.creator | Velde, Willem van de, II | en_US |
dc.date | 1665 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-23T18:13:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-23T18:13:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1665 | en_US |
dc.identifier | 268005 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 3422 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/184319 | |
dc.description | Detail, Dutch galleon on the right, with the arms of Amsterdam supported by two standing lions on the stern; A marine painter like his father, Willem van de Velde II was known for his ability to project tranquility in his composition. This painting depicts a few warships in a calm sea: their sails are being hoisted, their anchors raised. The small squadron is getting ready to depart. A sloop with dignitaries rows past the ships, to the sounding of trumpets and firing of salutes. Already in 1778, this painting was described in a sales catalogue as being exceptional: 'one of the best gems by this outstanding marine painter.' Source: Rijksmuseum [website]; www.rijksmuseum.nl/en (accessed 6/22/2015) | en_US |
dc.format.medium | oil paint on canvas | en_US |
dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
dc.subject | military or war | en_US |
dc.subject | seascape | en_US |
dc.subject | Boats and boating | en_US |
dc.subject | galleons | en_US |
dc.subject | Seventeenth century | en_US |
dc.title | Dutch Ships in a Calm | en_US |
dc.type | image | en_US |
dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
dc.identifier.vendorcode | 7A1-VELDE-DSC-A03 | en_US |
vra.culturalContext | Dutch | en_US |
vra.technique | oil painting (technique) | en_US |
vra.worktype | painting (visual work) | en_US |
dc.contributor.display | Willem van de Velde II (Dutch painter, 1633-1707) | en_US |