The earliest marine painters loved to portray specific ships. Porcellis left that behind him. He was the first to paint the atmosphere on the water, and even how the wind blew. His paintings are grey yet rich in colour. The space he suggests is vast, partly because the largest ships are small, way off on the horizon. The rowboat in the foreground is large by comparison.
Specifications
| Title | An Estuary in Stormy Weather |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 58 cm Width 80,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jan Porcellis
|
| Accession number | 1675 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1907 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1907 |
| Creation date | in circa 1630 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Boijmans bij de Buren - Maritieme Meesters (2021) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
