1653
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
An "Isere" Vessel and a Waterschip or Zuiderzee Fishing-Boat is a 1653 ink by Nooms, called Zeeman, Reinier, a Baroque work, depicting Water Transport, held at National Gallery of Art.
Reinier Nooms etched two boats side by side on paper: a flat-bottomed Isère river boat on the left, a sturdy Zuiderzee fishing vessel on the right. The lines are crisp and deep, with tiny dots that catch the light—he used drypoint, scratching extra ink onto metal to make shadows richer. The scene feels like a snapshot from the docks, not a grand history painting. Nooms was a sailor before he became an artist, so the ropes and hulls look real, not made-up. This print is one of just a few surviving etchings from the 1650s. Check out more of Nooms, called Zeeman, Reinier’s work.
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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