Amsterdam Harbor Scene
Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman
c. 1654/1655
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 81.8 cm (24 x 32 3/16 in.) framed: 81.9 × 102.2 × 5.72 cm (32 1/4 × 40 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CNE-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund
Accession Number
2011.3.1
About the Artist
Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman
Reinier Nooms, known as Zeeman ("sailor" in Dutch), was a prominent Dutch maritime painter, draftsman, and etcher of the Golden Age, born around 1623 or 1624 in Amsterdam and dying there in 1664 at about age 40. Before turning to art around 1643, he led a rough life as a professional seaman, which informed his unparalleled accuracy in depicting ships, ports, naval battles, and coastal scenes—knowl...