Four Sailing Vessels in a Breakwater, from Thirteen Naval Scenes
Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman
1650/64
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 20.6 × 30.2 cm (8 1/8 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 21.5 × 31 cm (8 1/2 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29708
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...