Tag: Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom
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Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, The Return to Amsterdam 01 Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #142
The painting shows the return to Amsterdam of the ships ‘Overijssel’, ‘Vriesland’, ‘Mauritius’ and ‘Hollandia’ from the second Dutch trading expedition to the East Indies in 1599. The city of Amsterdam is visible on the right. The returned ships are grouped in the middle distance with numerous smaller vessels surrounding them. ‘Hollandia’ is shown at…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52C
Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom, The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, c, 1599 Oil on canvas h 102.3cm × w 218.4cm The Dutch first reached the Indonesian archipelago in 1596. But it was the second attempt, in 1598, that was a commercial triumph. As stated in the inscription on the frame, ‘trade…
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