Picture "Ship in a Stormy Sea" (1671), framed
Picture "Ship in a Stormy Sea" (1671), framed
Quick info
ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 499 copies | numbered certificate | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | on stretcher frame | framed | size 56 x 79 cm (h/w)
Detailed description
Picture "Ship in a Stormy Sea" (1671), framed
The Dutch Baroque painter Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) is probably the most famous marine painter in art history. Original: National Gallery London.
Fine Art Giclée print on artist canvas with stretcher frame. Limited edition 499 copies, with a numbered certificate on the back. In handmade museum frame. Size 56 x 79 cm (h/w). Exclusively at ars mundi.
About Willem van de Velde
1633-1707
The Dutch Baroque painter Willem van de Velde the Younger is probably the most famous marine painter in art history. He has also been given the nickname "Raphael of marine painting".
He was initially instructed by the marine painter Simon de Vlieger, whose atmospheric seascapes became a constant model for Willem. His father Willem van de Velde the Elder was also a marine draughtsman. Willem van de Velde the Elder was commissioned like a reporter to document sea battles and the ships of the Dutch and also foreign fleets. His son liked to use his sketches to paint fictitious compositions of particular colouristic charm. In 1672, father and son van de Velde moved to England. There they were engaged to the court of Charles II, where the two painters received several exceptional privileges as an expression of the king's esteem.
The works of Willem the Younger continue to influence many artists concerned with the depiction of seafaring to this day. Particularly admirable are the paintings of calm seas – with enchanting water reflections and breath-taking light.
His main works can be found in the National Gallery in London, the Bridgewater Gallery, private collections and the Imperial Museum in Amsterdam.
Epochal term for the art of the 17th century. The Baroque style of art, which originated in Rome around 1600, permeated visual arts, literature and music practically all over Europe within a very short period of time and lasted until 1770 in the visual arts. The last phase is generally characterised by Rococo.
Characteristic features include: the pulsating movement of all forms, the abolition of boundaries between architecture, painting and sculpture, that resulted in the epoch typical "Gesamtkunstwerk" ("total work of art"), and especially the purposeful use of light, which became an important artistic component. The subordination of the individual parts to the whole resulted in the creation of a unified and, at the same time, dynamic space, which is fully expressed in the magnificent buildings of this period.
The Baroque art, with its penchant for grandeur, splendour and rushing abundance, clearly reflects the desire for representation, which was a concern of secular and ecclesiastical, especially the Catholic, patrons of the time, who were strengthened by the Counter-Reformation. In painting, characteristic features of the Baroque, are manifested in the altar and ceiling painting, history and portrait.
Typical representatives include artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens as well as Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the field of sculpture.
Graphic or sculpture edition that was initiated by ars mundi and is available only at ars mundi or at distribution partners licensed by ars mundi.
Giclée = derived from the French verb gicler "to squirt, spurt".
The giclée method is a digital printing process. It is a high-resolution, large-format printout on an inkjet printer with special different-coloured dye- or pigment-based inks (usually six to twelve). The colours are fade-proof, i.e. resistant to harmful UV light. They have a high richness of nuance, contrast and saturation.
The giclée process is suitable for art canvases, handmade and watercolour paper as well as for silk.