Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea, Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679

Identification

Title(s)

Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4042

Description

Schepen voor anker op een kalme zee. Een man met een mand op de rug waadt door het water. Links laden vissers een roeiboot, daarachter drie zeilschepen. In de verte rechts lost een oorlogsschip een schot.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jan van de Cappelle

Dating

c. 1640 - c. 1679

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 47.5 cm × width 60.5 cm × thickness 3.3 cm
depth 8.6 cm

Subject

What

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Acquisition

bequest 1961

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Inv.; sale London (Christie’s), 1 July 1927, no. 26, fl. 13,500, Isaäc de Bruijn (1872-1953), Spiez and Muri, near Bern;{Note RMA.} donated to the museum by Isaäc de Bruijn and his wife, Johanna Geertruida de Bruijn-van der Leeuw (1877-1960), Spiez and Muri, near Bern, 1949, but kept in usufruct;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1961

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Die holländische Marinemalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts, Laurens Johannes Bol, p. 218-228, afb. 233
Rembrandt and the Golden Age : highlights from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, cat.nr. 21
Nederland in de Gouden Eeuw, p. 114-118, afb. p. 117
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 164
De schilderijen [uit schenking De Bruijn], Johanna Laetitia Cleveringa, Emile Rudolf Meijer, p. 54, 64, afb. 6, cat.nr. 5

Persistent URL

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