Men hauling a net
'Men hauling a net'. The painting is divided in two parts, sea and sky, with a proportion of 3:4. On the forground the dark sihouette of a fishing boat with three men hauling a net attracts the attention. In the background two large (Dutch?) three-masters lie at anchor. Further discernable are two smaller sailing vessels and a shallop. In the forground a dark stroke of water is painted, followed by a light stroke just behind the fishing boat. After that is a darker tone of water painted as to suggest distance. Everything is quite roughly painted; the clouds become more voluminous by the rough broad stroke. Painted in the style of De Vlieger.
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Object Details
ID: | BHC0739 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Painting |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Vlieger, Simon de; Netherlandish School, 17th century |
Date made: | circa 1650 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection |
Measurements: | Frame: 356 mm x 396 mm x 59 mm;Painting: 279 mm x 241 mm |
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