The IJ near Amsterdam
Also titled Het IJ bij Amsterdam
Ludolf Bakhuysen (Emden, 1631–1708)
1673
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- depth 8.3 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
The IJ in Amsterdam was a bustling hub of activity, where diverse people converged – sailors and other seafarers, traders, ship owners and loaders, as well as relatives bidding farewell to the sailors and street urchins in search of adventure. A man aboard of this ship deftly maneuvers the vessel along the shore with a boat hook, while two other crew members nearby lower the sprit sail.
