Who created "A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht"?

A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht was created by Aelbert Cuyp in early 1640s.

When was "A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht" created?

This artwork was created early 1640s.

What medium is "A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht"?

A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht is oil on panel.

Is "A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht" in the public domain?

Yes, A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht

Aelbert Cuyp

early 1640s

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

overall: 44.5 × 75.9 cm (17 1/2 × 29 7/8 in.) framed: 63.5 × 93.66 × 4.45 cm (25 × 36 7/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CNE-B

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Accession Number

2012.73.1

Art Historical Context

### A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht Step into the tranquil world of 17th-century Holland with Aelbert Cuyp's *A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht*, painted in the early 1640s. This oil on panel (44.5 × 75.9 cm) captures a quiet pier extending into calm waters, framed by the artist's hometown skyline under vast skies—a quintessential Dutch Golden Age landscape. Now housed in the National Gallery of Art as a gift from George M. and Linda H. Kaufman, it invites viewers to savor the intimacy of its modest scale. Cuyp, a Dordrecht native (1620–1691), mastered luminous river scenes during this formative per...

About the Artist

Aelbert Cuyp · 1620–1691

Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691), a leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age, was born and died in Dordrecht, Netherlands, where he spent his entire life. The son of portraitist and animal painter Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1652), Aelbert came from a family of artists—his uncle Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp and grandfather Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp were stained-glass designers—and studied under his father, with whom he ...

A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht

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