The Tomb of Michiel de Ruyter in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Emanuel de Witte, 1683

Visitors are admiring Admiral de Ruyter’s imposing tomb monument. It occupies the place where the main altar once stood when the Nieuwe Kerk was still a Catholic church. The monumental marble tomb is a tribute to the naval hero, who died in 1667 off the coast of Sicily at the age of 69. It was designed by the sculptor Rombout Verhulst. De Ruyter’s son commissioned this painting.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1642
  • Dimensionsheight 123.5 cm x width 105 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Tomb of Michiel de Ruyter in the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1642

  • Description

    Het koor van de Nieuwe Kerk te Amsterdam met het praalgraf van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, voor het graf staan bezoekers.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘E. De Witte Aº 1683’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Emanuel de Witte

  • Dating

    1683

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 123.5 cm x width 105 cm

Explanatory note

  • Michiel overleed in 1676. Het praalgraf van De Ruyter kwam in 1681 gereed. Dit schilderij werd door de nabestaanden van de admiraal bij De Witte besteld.

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Documentation

    • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).
    • G. van der Ham, 'Heldenverering', Kunstkrant Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 33 (2007), nr. 4 , p. 6.
    • Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum 1896, p. 13.
    • J.F.L. de Balbian Verster, 'Engel de Ruyter', Jaarverslag van de Vereeniging Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum te Amsterdam 8 (1925), p. 79.

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