Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
Coastal Landscape with a Warship at Anchor
Oil on panel
49.5 x 84.5 cm
Private collection
Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen (c. 1576 – 29 December
1633) was a Dutch Golden Age
painter. He was born and died in
Haarlem. He was the son of a Haarlem captain
He
specialized in paintings depicting ships and sea battles, and received orders
from the municipal councils of Haarlem and Amsterdam. He painted the most
popular picture of the Damiaatjes legend of Haarlem, showing how a Haarlem ship
broke the protective chain at Domyat, Egypt during the Fifth Crusade, resulting
in an important victory over Islam. This painting was such a success that it
was reordered in tapestry form, and both pieces are in the collection of the
Frans Hals Museum.
The city of Haarlem archives still hold the original
records of the 1629 order to Van Wieringen to make the tapestry, the largest
made in the 17th century (10.75 meters long and 2.40 meters high). This
tapestry still hangs on the wall of the Haarlem City Hall council meeting room
known as the vroedschapskamer, where it was installed. It is on public display
once a year on Monument Day. More
on Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
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