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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Aert van der Neer was one of the most prolific Dutch landscapists. Born around 1603-4 in Amsterdam, he spent his youth in Gorinchem, moving back to Amsterdam in about 1630. From 1658 he kept a wine shop but was not successful and was declared bankrupt in December 1662. It is after this time that he is likely to have returned to painting full time. Most of van der Neer's works are either winter or night scenes. It is not clear whether this work is meant to depict a moonlight scene or whether this is the effect of an approaching storm, the clouds blocking the sun which is seen breaking through the clouds. As with many of van der Neer's works, the light is reflected on the water. The sea walls are clearly visible. The town and buildings shown are unlikely to be a specific place. | Subjects: | figure; townscape; marine; everyday life | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Neer, Aert van der (Dutch painter, 1603-1677) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8863... | Go to resource |
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