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Sailing Boats on a Lake

Sailing Boats on a Lake

Jan van Goyen (in 1639)

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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.

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Title Sailing Boats on a Lake
Material and technique Oil on panel
Object type
Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width 70 cm
Height 47 cm
Artists Painter: Jan van Goyen
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
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Geographical origin Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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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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