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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Samoureus is a 1653 ink by Nooms, called Zeeman, Reinier, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two ships on rough water. The bigger one in the front has tall masts and a busy crew working with ropes. The smaller ship in back looks simpler, with fewer sails. Waves crash around them, and the sky is dark with clouds. The title at the bottom, *Een Samoureus*, hints this might be a Dutch word for a type of ship. The artist used fine lines to show every rope and wave, which looks like a technique called drypoint. Look up technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create these sharp, detailed prints.
Reinier Nooms (c. 1623 – 1664), also known as Zeeman or Seeman (Dutch for "sailor"), was a Dutch maritime painter known for his highly detailed paintings and etchings of ships. From the 1650s, Nooms started producing…
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