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A Dutch Ship and a Kaag in a Fresh Breeze
| titel | A Dutch Ship and a Kaag in a Fresh Breeze
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| inventarisnummer | BHC0728
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| collectie | Oil Paintings
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| museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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| datum | 1628–30
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| omschrijving | A ship is shown on the left, in starboard-broadside view flying the Dutch flag. There are a number of people on board. There is a kaag, or passenger boat, on the right with several passengers and crew. The dolphins in the central foreground attest to the domestic nature of the painting. Careful attention has been paid to the rigging and other detailing. There is other shipping in the far distance and the artist has painted the waves in a lively manner to evoke a choppy day.
The artist was born and died in Haarlem. He initially earned his living as a painter of delftware but then travelled extensively in Spain, Italy and France. On his final return to Haarlem he developed his career as a marine painter and was commissioned in the 1590s to design a series of ten tapestries for the English Lord Admiral, Lord Howard of Effingham (Earl of Nottingham from 1596), to commemorate his victory over the Spanish Armada.
Vroom pioneered marine painting as a specialist form as the Dutch rose to become a leading maritime power. He worked widely in Europe and his importance was internationally recognized. He is regarded as the father of marine painting and he pioneered the painting of naval scenes and battles in a new style, showing careful attention to naval detail and rigging. He outlived his pupil, Jan Porcellis, by eight years. The artist has signed the painting 'Vroom', on the sail of the kaag to the right.
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| afmetingen | Painting: 184 x 244 mm; Overall frame: 410 x 473 x 55 mm
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