View of Smyrna (Izmir) and the Reception Given to Consul de Hochepied (1657-1723) in the Council Chamber
c. 1709 - 1723
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 155.5cm × w 243.5cm × d 7.5cm × w 34kg
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Gezicht op de Turkse stad Smyrna (het huidige Izmir) met op de voorgrond een voorstelling van de ontvangst van de Nederlandse consul Daniël Jan Baron de Hochepied (1657-1723) met zijn gevolg in de Divan. De Hochepied draagt de onderscheiding die hij in 1709 ontving van Jozef I, keizer van het Heilige Roomse Rijk. Voor de stad liggen enkele oorlogsschepen voor anker, een Nederlands schip links lost een schot.
Art Historical Context
This grand oil-on-canvas painting, anonymously around 1709–1723 offers a vivid panoramic view of Smyrna (modern-daymir), a bustling Ottoman port city central to European trade in the early 18th century.ating the foreground is the ceremonial reception of Dutch consul Daniël Baron de Hochepied (1657–3) and his in the Divan, the Ottoman council chamber. De Hochepied proudly wears the prestigious order bestowed upon him in 170 by Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I,izing his diplomatic stature. Anchored warships dot the harbor, with a Dutch vessel firing a salute on the left, evoking the era's blend of co...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...