The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573, Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff, 1663

Identification

Title(s)

The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3235

Inscriptions / marks

signature: ‘Jan Blancker...’

Description

De zeeslag op de Zuiderzee voor de rede van Hoorn tegen Bossu in 1573. De vloot onder leiding van Maximiliaan de Hennin, heer van Bossu, wordt op 11 oktober 1573 verslagen door de vloot onder bevel van Cornelis Dirckszoon. Afgebeeld is het moment waarop het vlaggeschip van Bossu, de 'Inquisitie' wordt geënterd. De lijst bevat trofeeën, stadswapens en allerlei attributen van de scheepvaart en oorlog op zee.

Creation

Artist

painter: Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff (mentioned on object)
Johannes Kinnema

Dating

1663

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 229 cm × width 271.5 cm

Explanatory note

Geschilderd in opdracht van de Admiraliteit van Hoorn in 1663.

Subject

What

battle, fighting in general (+ sailing-ships)

When

1573-10-11 - 1573-10-11

Where

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transfer Jan-1935

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Commissioned by the Admiraliteit van Hoorn, City Hall Hoorn;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, but kept in its original location, 1935

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 43
Prijst de lijst : de Hollandse schilderijlijst in de zeventiende eeuw, Cornelius Joannes de Bruyn Kops, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, cat.nr. 59
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 119
Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

Persistent URL

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