Entrance to a Dutch Port | |
Artist: | Willem van de Velde the Younger |
Year: | 1665 |
Material: | Oil on canvas |
Height Metric: | 65.7 |
Width Metric: | 77.8 |
City: | New York |
Museum: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Entrance to a Dutch Port is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, created 1665. The painting depicts a bustling harbor in the Netherlands. The work is indicative of the historical mercantile power of the Netherlands during the 17th century. Entrance to a Dutch Port is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1] [2]
Entrance depicts a busy port in the Netherlands during the mid 17th century. The work is filled with details that would have been well known to Van de Velde (himself the son of a famous draftsman), such as a wooden breakwater and multiple types of ships. For the viewing audience, the painting evokes thoughts of a sunny, clear day in port with ships that have come safely home.[3]