File:Embarkation of Spanish Troops RMG BHC0745.tiff
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[edit]Andries van Eertvelt: Embarkation of Spanish Troops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q122484 |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Genre | marine art | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Embarkation of Spanish Troops This night scene allows van Eertvelt to demonstrate his artistic and dramatic skills. Against bright moonlight, a Spanish fleet prepares to embark from an imaginary Mediterranean coast. On the right the mountainous landscape rises from water-level and stretches into the distance. Trees and buildings seem to catch the moonlight and emerge from the dark. The ships, lit from behind by the full moon, cast large, looming silhouettes across the water. The embarking fleet includes large men-of-war, in stern-view, on the right and in the centre. Also a large galley occupies the left foreground. Painted in brown tones, the brushstrokes are somewhat sketchy in places. These sketchy additions are in direct contrast with the careful detail in the ships and the strong red highlights, which seem to emerge from the canvas, particularly on the oars of the galley. There is an overall effect of enveloping night and darkness. The decks are populated by myriad figures and soldiers are being ferried to the large ships. In the dramatically torch-lit right foreground, officers accompanied by a large train of followers, including ladies, musicians and soldiers bearing flags and weapons, take their leave. The historic event depicted in this painting remains obscure and it may be an imaginary scene which may be intended to convey a general sense of heroism. Van Eertvelt stayed in the Southern Netherlands, which had remained under Spanish rule, despite his apparent success with Dutch clients (BHC0748). Here, he would have found his patrons among the Spanish governors, who wanted to see visual celebrations of their naval and military might. In another Mediterranean capriccio, showing a seafight between European merchantmen and Ottoman galleasses, van Eertvelt played a similar composition. Although this scene does not take place at night and lacks the same emphasis on human activity. Andries van Eertvelt was born in Antwerp in 1590, where he joined the Guild of St Luke as a master in 1609/10. He is generally seen as the first Flemish marine painter of the seventeenth century. However his work reflects the enduring influence of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. There is a discernible ‘Dutch’ influence in van Eertvelt’s work, which may have come from Hendrick Vroom, despite van Eertvelt not necessarily having been Vroom’s pupil. Between 1628 and 1630, Eertvelt lived in Italy. During this time, he stayed with the painter Cornelis de Wael in Genoa. After his residence in Italy, van Eertvelt was painted by van Dyck in 1632. His high reputation is reflected in the celebration of his work in Cornelis de Bie’s 'Het Gulden Cabinet van de Edel Vry Schilderconst' (The Golden Cabinet of the Honourable Free Art of Painting). His pupils reputedly included Hendrick van Minderhout, Matthieu van Plattenberg, Sebastian Castro and Kasper van Eyck. In this painting, van Eertvelt’s originally bright, mannerist style has changed and he adopts a larger format and a softer and more subtle palette. These changes hint at a date after the artist's return from Italy in 1630. |
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Date |
1630s date QS:P571,+1630-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 |
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Medium | oil on panel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Painting: 749 x 1219 mm; Frame: 955 mm x 1429 mm x 85 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374509 |
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Accession number |
BHC0745 |
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Notes |
Signed ‘EERTVELT’ on the log in the right centre foreground Within the Museum’s Loans Out Policy there is a presumption against lending panel paintings. Please consult Registration for further details. |
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Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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Identifier InfoField | Acquisition Number: 1935-25 Spoliation ID: 22197 id number: BHC0745 |
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Collection InfoField | Oil paintings |
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