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Jacob de Gruyter: A Rock in a Calm Sea  wikidata:Q50868326 reasonator:Q50868326
Artist
Jacob de Gruyter  (1630–1681) wikidata:Q18603450
 
Alternative names
Jacob de Gruijter; Jacob De Gruyter
Description Dutch painter
Date of birth/death 1630 Edit this at Wikidata 4 May 1681 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Netherlands Rotterdam
Work location
Rotterdam (1635–1681) Edit this at Wikidata
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Author
Jacob de Gruyter
Title
A Rock in a Calm Sea Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"A Rock in a Calm Sea Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"A Rock in a Calm Sea Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lnl,"Kustlandschap met een grote rots bij kalm weer"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre marine art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: A Rock in a Calm Sea

This evocation of calm shows a seascape dominated by the expanse of sky. The sea is flat and a coastline is visible in the distance to the right, with vessels including a large merchant ship far distant on the left. In the foreground on the right a dramatic outcrop of rock dominates the scene. A small fishing craft has been beached to the left of the rock and two men sit in the boat while two others stand on the shoreline. The man to the right has been depicted fishing, while the man to his left carries a basket towards the men in the boat. He has been portrayed stooping, which implies that the basket is heavy, probably with shellfish gathered from the rocks.

The picture is infused with a golden glow in the sky and on the surface of the water to the left. By contrast, the foreground is darker, which not only enhances the dramatic effect of the seascape but implies that the artist was also concerned to create a painterly effect as well. The artist was working in the third quarter of the 17th century and is thought to have lived in Rotterdam.

A Rock in a Calm Sea
Date Mid - Late 17th century
Medium oil on panel Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Painting: 445 x 520 mm; Frame: 565 mm x 640 mm x 60 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC0852
Notes Within the Museum’s Loans Out Policy there is a presumption against lending panel paintings. Please consult Registration for further details.
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12344
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Acquisition Number: OP1962-83
id number: BHC0852
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