Haarlem Sea, 1656

Dimensions: 40.5 x 55.5 x min. 0.6 cm
maximum depth: 0.8 cm

Physical Description: Oil on oak

Inventory Number: 1071

Acquisition: Acquired in 1870

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 5

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About the Work

The native landscape was the most popular pictorial theme in seventeenth-century Holland. The Netherlands had become an independent economic world power, and its self-confident citizens and merchants wanted motifs that had not been adopted from Italian painting. Van Goyen complied ‒ more than 1,200 times. In addition to their rapid and superb execution, his works were also affordably priced. The landscapes are dramatically staged. Owing to the high demand, the artist had no trouble selling them. They did not make him rich, though; he worked as an auctioneer, speculated in tulip bulbs and dealt in real estate. Incidentally, if we were to stand on the same spot today, we would be looking at Schiphol Airport.

Audio & Video

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02:23

Gastkommentar: Kunst und Wissenschaft mit Präsident der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Martin Stratmann

Was sieht der Präsident der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft in den Werken der Städel Sammlung? In diesem Gastkommentar eröffnet Martin Stratmann seine individuelle Sichtweise auf die Kunstwerke im Städel Museum. Er schaut sich Johann Franciscus Ermels "Landschaft bei abziehendem Gewitter (ca. 1660 - 1670) an und Jan van Goyens "Das Haarlemer Meer" (1656). Mehr Infos unter: https://www.staedelmuseum.de/de/angebote/gastkommentar Die Werke in unserer Digitalen Sammlung Johann Franciscus Ermels, Landschaft bei abziehendem Gewitter (ca. 1660 - 1670): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/landschaft-bei-abziehendem-gewitter Jan van Goyen, Das Haarlemer Meer (1656): https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/das-haarlemer-meer

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Haarlem Sea

Painter

Jan van Goyen

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Oil on oak

Material

oak wood

Technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert und datiert links am Rand des Fischerbootes: IVG 1656

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Administration

Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1870

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

landscape

Main Motif

Associated Persons and Institutions

Salomon van Ruysdael

Iconclass

Primary

61D(HAARLEMER MEER) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (HAARLEMER MEER) (HAARLEMER MEER)
25H214 lake
46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat
46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc.
47K2 fresh-water fishery
26A clouds