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With the founding of the Dutch East India Company in 1602, the Netherlands became the most powerful seafaring nation in Europe. Ships departing from the port of Amsterdam, such as those seen here, traveled to Asia and the Americas in an explosion of trade that fueled exploitative colonial empires. As the Dutch East India Company conquered the sea, it also facilitated and participated in the enslavement of people from Africa and enabled the exchange of commodities—including cotton, sugar, and tobacco—produced with enslaved labor. This new intercontinental connection coincided with a period of robust artistic production in the Netherlands. Dutch artists increasingly looked to their surroundings for inspiration, and seascapes became a popular genre.
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| Titles: | Large Marine |
| Date: | Early 17th century |
| Artists: | Artist/maker unknown, Dutch Formerly attributed to Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch (active Haarlem), 1558–1617) After Cornelis Claesz. van Wieringen (Dutch, 1580–1633) Possibly published by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (Dutch, 1571–1638) |
| Medium: | Woodcut (chiaroscuro), printed from three blocks in black and two shades of green ink |
| Dimensions: | Sheet: 5 9/16 x 8 5/8 inches (14.1 x 21.9 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985 |
| Accession Number: | 1985-52-1502 |
| Geography: | Made in Netherlands, Europe |
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