Four-fifths of this panorama is taken up by a heavy layer of cloud. Ten sailing ships can be seen on the choppy lake, one of which is sailing prominently in the foreground. To the right, fishermen are pulling in a net. Undoubtedly this landscape is a figment of the artist's imagination. The earliest maritimes by Jan van Goyen date from 1638. The Rotterdam painting, from 1639, is thus one of the first works in this field. The theme would, however, quickly develop with Van Goyen into a very rich variation of combinations of water and sky, often enriched with thunder and lightning in the sky.
Specifications
| Title | Sailing Boats on a Lake |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 70 cm Height 47 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jan van Goyen
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| Accession number | VdV 32 |
| Credits | Loan Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1972 |
| Creation date | in 1639 |
| Collector | Collector / Willem van der Vorm |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Jan van Goyen
Leiden 1596 - Den Haag 1656
Jan van Goyen received drawing and painting lessons from the age of ten, studying with various Haarlem artists including Coenraet van Schilperoort, Isaack van...
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