Portrait of a Family at Den Briel

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This large canvas can actually be classified into two categories. In the first place, it is a river view. It shows the return home of a trading ship near Maasland lock. In the second place, the work could be considered a group portrait. A family is shown in the foreground, somewhat to the left of middle. They are conspicuous because of their colourful, costly clothing. Considering the attention given to fish and ships in the painting, the man is possibly a wealthy fishing-fleet owner from Den Briel.

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Title	Portrait of a Family at Den Briel
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 192,6 cm Width 422,2 cm Depth 14,2 cm Weight 85
Artists	Painter: Adam Willaerts
Accession number	1982 (OK)
Credits	Purchased 1864
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1864
Creation date	in 1633
External exhibitions	Boijmans bij de Buren - Maritieme Meesters (2021)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Adam Willaerts

Londen 1577 - Utrecht 1664

De zeeschilder Adam Willaerts of Willarts werd geboren in Antwerpen waar hij ook het vak leerde. In 1585 ontvluchte hij deze stad nadat de Spanjaarden de macht...

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