Haven met hengelaar
Abraham Casembroot
1603 - 1658
Medium
etching
Dimensions
140; 79
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 79 mm x breedte 140 mm
Art Historical Context
**Haven met Hengelaar** (*Harbor with Angler*), an etching by Abraham Casemb (active 1603–1658), captures the bustling life of a 17th-century Dutch harbor Measuring just 79 mm high by 140 mm wide, this intimate print depicts a fisherman—likely wielding a spear or harpoon—amidst ships and waterfront activity. Casembroot, a Flemish-Dutch artist, specialized in marine and harbor scenes, reflecting the era's seafaring culture during the Dutch Golden Age. Etching, the medium here, was a revolutionary technique popularized in the Netherlands, allowing artists like Casembroot to incise fine lines di...