The image shows a riverside viewpoint with two men pulling on a rope attached to a boat. In the background, there is a city skyline with church steeples and windmills. The sky has clouds with soft brushstrokes, adding texture. The color palette includes muted earthy tones, soft blues, greens, browns, and subdued reds and blues in the men's clothing.
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Hauling the Net

painter Dirk Hardenstein (Dutch, 1620 - 1681)

1663

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 49.9 × 77.31 cm (19 5/8 × 30 7/16 in.) ; framed: 77.47 × 104.78 × 8.89 cm (30 1/2 × 41 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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