La flota holandesa en Goere
La flota holandesa en Goere
Willem van de Velde II was one of the leading 17th-century Dutch marine painters. Trained by his father, Willem van de Velde I, with whom he later worked.
Van de Velde II depicted both rough and calm seas and included almost every type of boat to be found in his day, from warships to commercial vessels. The precision and detail of his drawings have made them extremely useful for a knowledge of ship-building in the 17th century.
The present canvas, The Dutch Fleet in the Goeree Roads, depicts the Dutch fleet moored in the Goeree Roads at the entrance to the Haringvliet, one of the canals on the estuary of the Mose. It is signed with the artist’s initials in a piece of wood floating on the bottom-left corner.
High resolution pigment ink on cotton paper
97.8 x 69.5 cm
Same size as original
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Open edition. Produced on demand
Certificate of authenticity included
Willem van de Velde II
Willem van de Velde II was a Dutch painter, a member of a family of painters of Flemish origin. He was the son of Willen van Velde I and, like him, specialised in seascape painting. Around 1648 he continued his training with Simon de Vlieger, who encouraged him to realise atmospheric seascapes, which contrasted with the more prosaic work of his father
Thyssen
The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is a Madrid art gallery exhibiting the works of old and modern masters. It owes its existence to the lease agreement (1988) and the subsequent acquisition by the Spanish Government (1993), of the most valuable core of the private collection built over seven decades by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family.
