View of Salee, Morocco

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support: height 65.5 cm x width 110 cm

Art Historical Context

**View of Salé, Morocco** by Reinieroms (also known aseman), painted between 1662 and 1668, captures a panoramic harbor scene in oil on canvas (65.5 × 110 cm). Housed in the Rijksmuseum, this exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age's fascination with maritime exploration and exotic locales. Nooms, a marine painter, drew from his own travels across the Mediterranean, bringing distant ports to life with meticulous detail. Salé, a bustling Moroccan port city on the Atlantic coast, was a vibrant hub of trade—and occasional piracy—during the 17th century, linking Europe with North Africa. Nooms' depictio...

About the Artist

Reinier Nooms · 1613–1664

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