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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The Harbour, Antwerp is a fine example of by Cornelis Christian Dommelshuizen's work. The scene depicted is divided in two parts: to the left is the open harbour, and to the right, the quay where numerous ships are docked with their backs onto a street enclosed by tall traditional Dutch houses. The large building with a spire towering over the terrace of houses in the foreground, is the Dominican Church of Saint Paul's. Dommershuijzen treats the shipping scene on the left with a fluid style that recalls that of the seventeenth-century master Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630-1708), while his approach to depicting architecture is influenced by the Delft school. Animating the street scene are groups of figures seen at work on the dock. They recall the genre' figures of Gabriel Metsu (1629-67). In this painting Dommershuijzen achieves a successful synthesis of styles from which ultimately he has created an original manner. | Subjects: | townscape; place (Antwerp) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dommelshuizen, Cornelis Christiaan (Dutch painter, 1842-1928) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8470... | Go to resource |
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