Ludolf Backhuysen
(1630-1708)
Der Seehafen von Amsterdam,
1697
Material / Technology / Carrier
Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
111 x 146 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal XI
Acquisition
1826 aus dem Nachlass des Königs Max I. Joseph von Bayern ersteigert
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Ludolf Backhuysen, Der Seehafen von Amsterdam, 1697, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/anxgBZd4Eq (Last updated on 24.08.2023)
This view is of the Ij—the inlet of the Zuiderzee in northern Holland—with busy shipping traffic and, far in the distance, beyond a forest of ships’ masts, glimpses of the skyline of Amsterdam, home to global trading companies. The central object is a large sailing vessel. Judging from its three masts and bulbous shape, it is a “fleute”, the most common type of Dutch merchant ship at the time. The painting is signed “L Bakhuizen” on the starboard of the small barque in the foreground and dated “1697” on the lid of a barrel.
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