| Entrance to a Dutch Port | |
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| Artist | Willem van de Velde the Younger |
| Year | c. 1665 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.7 cm × 77.8 cm (25.9 in × 30.6 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Entrance to a Dutch Port is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, created c. 1665. The painting depicts a bustling harbor in the Netherlands. The work is indicative of the historical mercantile power of the Netherlands during the 17th century. Entrance to a Dutch Port is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Description
Entrance depicts a busy port in the Netherlands during the mid 17th century. The work is filled with details that would have been well known to Van de Velde (himself the son of a famous draftsman), such as a wooden breakwater and multiple types of ships. For the viewing audience, the painting evokes thoughts of a sunny, clear day in port with ships that have come safely home.
References
- "Entrance to a Dutch Port". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- "The William K. Vanderbilt Bequest." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 15 (December 1920), p. 268, as from the Nieuwenhuys and Clieve Manor collections.
- Walter Liedtke. Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 2007, vol. 2, pp. 863–65, no. 201, colorpl. 201.
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