De geschutgieterij van Hendrik Trip in Julita Bruk in Zweden
1650 - 1675
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
254.5; 274.5; 192; 10; 215
About this artwork
Lijst: diepte 10 cm (Lijst heeft ornament van +/- 3 cm diep midden boven) x hoogte 215 cm x breedte 274,5 cm
Art Historical Context
Allaert van Everding’s large canvas captures the bustling cannon foundry of Dutch merchant Hendrik Trip at Julita Bruk in Sweden. Painted between 1650 and 1675 in oil on canvas, the work reflects the artist’s firsthand travels through Scandinavia in the 1640s. Van Everdingen, known for introducing rugged Nordic landscapes to Dutch audiences, here combines dramatic natural surroundings with the ordered activity of early industry. The painting highlights the close economic ties between the Dutch Republic and Sweden during the Golden Age. Trip’s enterprise produced iron cannons essential for tra...