River Scene with Ferry

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Artist Esaias van de Velde (Dutch, 1587–1630)

Title River Scene with Ferry

Date Ca. 1615–1630

Medium Oil on oak panel

Dimensions Framed: 39 × 46 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (99.1 × 118.4 × 8.9 cm)
Overall: 29 1/2 x 37 1/4 in. (74.9 x 94.6 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Emile E. Wolf, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 60.38

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Over the course of the seventeenth century, landscape painting emerged as one of the most significant genres associated with the Dutch “Golden Age.” Haarlem-based artist Esaias I van de Velde was one of the first Dutch artists to establish landscape painting as a genre in its own right. He strove to portray the landscape in a naturalistic manner, although to our eyes, this dark river scene appears rather dramatic. Van de Velde fitted together oak panels for his painting support; over time, the seams between the individual panels have become visible.

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