The Swedish Yacht Lejonet on the IJ River at Amsterdam
1674 | Ludolf Backhuizen
Backhuizen lent new drama and spontaneity to marine painting in his depiction of the surface of the water stirred up by the wind and the cloudy sky rich in contrast. Ships lie at anchor on the IJ, an inland arm of the IJsselmeer and part of Amsterdam harbour. It has been depicted in great detail for an audience of viewers familiar with the setting. The ship flying flags in the foreground is probably the royal Swedish yacht Lejonet, built in Holland in 1669. In the background is the silhouette of the city.
Backhuizen lent new drama and spontaneity to marine painting in his depiction of the surface of the water stirred up by the wind and the cloudy sky rich in contrast. Ships lie at anchor on the IJ, an inland arm of the IJsselmeer and part of Amsterdam harbour. It has been depicted in great detail for an audience of viewers familiar with the setting. The ship flying flags in the foreground is probably the royal Swedish yacht Lejonet, built in Holland in 1669. In the background is the silhouette of the city.
Artist:
Ludolf Backhuizen (1630 Emden - 1708 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
1674
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
170 cm x 210 cm
Framed: 200 cm x 240 cm x 8 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the bottom left of the barrel: Ludolph Back; dated on the bottom right of the board: Anno 1674
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 473
Provenance
1783 documented in the gallery