Opdateret november 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 59 værker af Jan Van De Cappelle i vores katalog
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Af alle de originale værker, som Jan Van De Cappelle efterlod, er det mest berømte A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water (1660), som er en del af samlingen på Metropolitan Museum of Art i New York. Lige efter følger The State Barge Saluted by the Home Fleet (1650) og Winter Landscape (1660). Vores katalog indeholder 59 værker af Jan Van De Cappelle; galleriet har bevaret de 56 værker, som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sit museum og sin historie.
In the quietude of Jan van de Cappelle’s “A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water,” one finds more than a mere maritime record; one encounters a profound meditation on stillness. Painted around 1660, this masterpiece serves as a luminous window into the Dutch Golden Age, an era where the pulse of global trade met a deep, spiritual reverence for the natural world. The canvas captures a moment of…
Jan van de Cappelle: The Mirror of Tranquility Jan van de Cappelle (1626-1679) stands as a singular figure within the Dutch Golden Age, an artist whose output—a mere handful compared to his contemporaries—commands remarkable distinction. He wasn’t merely a painter; he was an industrial titan and astute collector, inextricably linked to the economic powerhouse of Amsterdam and its burgeoning textile industry. This duality profoundly shaped his artistic vision, resulting in…
Gazing upon this depiction of a winter landscape, one is immediately drawn into a scene fraught with dramatic tension. The air itself seems heavy, weighted by dark, brooding clouds that promise an imminent storm. Before us unfolds a tableau vivant set upon the cold expanse of water, where several small boats bob like fragile memories against the vastness. At the heart of this gathering are figures—at least nine souls—who stand…
The shore is a place of heavy wood and salt. In this 1653 oil on canvas, several fishing boats rest upon the sand, their hulls varying in size and shape. Some sit close to the water's edge, while others are positioned further out, creating a sense of depth across the beach. People move through the scene, some tending to the vessels and others simply occupying the space near the shore.…
Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea, Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679 is a work by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jan van de Cappelle. Dated 1679, the painting represents the final year of the artist's life. Born in Amsterdam in 1624, Jan van de Cappelle was a figure of significant standing in the Netherlands, balancing his artistic pursuits with his role as an industrialist in…
In this work, A River Scene in Winter, we encounter a quiet moment captured by Jan van de Cappelle in 1653. The painting belongs to the Dutch Golden Age, a period when the mastery of light and atmosphere reached a particular height in the Netherlands. Jan van de Cappelle was a painter who found his particular calling in the depiction of seascapes and winter landscapes, focusing on the subtle nuances…
The river is a sheet of pale, unmoving glass. Under a heavy sky of swirling grey and white, the world has paused. Skeletal trees, stripped of their leaves, reach upward like thin, dark veins against the vastness of the clouds. There is a profound stillness here, a quietude that settles over the icy waterway and the modest buildings nestled among the reeds. Small figures move across the frozen surface, their…
Calm Sea with Small Ships is a maritime oil painting by Jan van de Cappelle. The work captures a quiet moment on the water, dated to 1655. It presents a scene of stillness where the sea meets a vast, heavy sky.
The world holds its breath. A vast, expansive sky dominates the upper reaches of the canvas, filled with soft, voluminous clouds that seem to drift in a slow, silent dance. Below this celestial expanse, a wide horizontal landscape stretches toward a low horizon line, creating a sense of immense, open space. The water is a mirror, a tranquil maritime setting where the surface remains nearly undisturbed, save for the subtlest…
is a work by Jan van de Cappelle, dating to 1653. The artist was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1624 and died in 1679.
A View on a Canal in Winter1653 · Fondation Custodia
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Vessels in the Mouth of a River1655 · Kelvingrove Kunstgalleri og Museum
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Winter Landscape1650 · Museum der bildenden Künste
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Sailboats in a Breeze1655 · Detroit Institute of Arts
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A Sea-Port1655
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Fishing Boats with a Man wading towards the Beach1650
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Shipping Scene in a Calm Sea1655
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Calm at the Mouth of a River1660 · National Gallery of Canada
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A River Estuary1660 · Upton House
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Two Vessels by the Shore at Day Break1651 · National Maritime Museum
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Restless River with Sailing Boats1660 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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River Scene with Sailing Boats1660 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Seascape with Ships1660 · Mauritshuis
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Calm Sea with Fishing Boats1660
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Water Festival called 'Admiraalszeilen'1650 · Det Kongelige Museum for Fin Kunst Antwerpen
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Ships in a Calm1650 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Fishing Boats in a Calm1651 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Shipping in a Calm at Flushing with a States General Yacht Firing a Salute1649 · J. Paul Getty Museum
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Calm sea with sailing ships1650 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Harbour Scene with Reflecting Water1649 · Nationalmuseum
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Winter scene1652 · Rijksmuseum
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Calm sea with fishing boats1659 · Rijksmuseum
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The Home Fleet Saluting the State Barge1650 · Rijksmuseum
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Ships off the Coast1651 · Mauritshuis
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Winter Landscape1653 · Mauritshuis
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Winter landscape with wood-gatherers1660 · New York Historical Society
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winter-landscape1654
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A Kaag and a Smak in a Calm1653 · Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection
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Winter Scene with Thatched Cottages and a Frozen River Spanned by a Wooden Bridge1650 · Manchester Art Gallery
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Calm1654 · National Museum Cardiff
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Winter Landscape1650 · Rijksmuseum Twenthe
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Calm Sea with Sailing Boats1664
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Shipping off the Coast1670 · Toledo Museum of Art
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The mouth of an estuary (the Brill?)1670
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A calm sea with ships near the shore1670
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Calm1650 · Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
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Vessels Moored off a JettyNational Gallery
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A River Scene with Dutch Vessels Becalmed
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Seascape with Sailing BoatsThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
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SeascapeHermitage Museum
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A coast sceneNational Gallery
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A Small Dutch Vessel before a Light BreezeNational Gallery
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Vessels in Light Airs on a River near a TownNational Gallery
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A Small Vessel in Light Airs, and Another AshoreNational Gallery
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A River Scene with a Large FerryNational Gallery
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A River Scene with a Dutch Yacht firing a SaluteNational Gallery
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Jan Van De Cappelle | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Gallery |
London | 7 | Vessels Moored off a Jetty, A coast scene, A Small Dutch Vessel before a Light Breeze |
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 5 | The State Barge Saluted by the Home Fleet, Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea, Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679, Winter scene |
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
Rotterdam | 3 | Restless River with Sailing Boats, River Scene with Sailing Boats, Calm sea with sailing ships |
 Mauritshuis |
Haag | 3 | Seascape with Ships, Ships off the Coast, Winter Landscape |
 Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum |
Madrid | 2 | Winter Landscape, Seascape with Sailing Boats |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 1 | A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water |
 Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe |
Karlsruhe | 1 | Fishing Boats on the Beach |
 National Gallery of Ireland |
Dublin | 1 | A River Scene in Winter |
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Shipping in a Calm at Flushing with a States General Yacht Firing a Salute is an oil on wood painting by Jan van de Cappelle. Executed in 1649, the work captures a moment of maritime activity on a tranquil sea. The scene features various sailing vessels positioned across the water, including a prominent yacht performing a salute.
Jan van de Cappelle: The Mirror of Tranquility Jan van de Cappelle (1626-1679) stands as a singular figure within the Dutch Golden Age, an artist whose output—a mere handful compared to his contemporaries—commands remarkable distinction. He wasn’t merely a painter; he was an industrial titan and astute collector, inextricably linked to the economic powerhouse of Amsterdam and its burgeoning textile industry. This duality profoundly shaped his artistic vision, resulting in…
In the quietude of Jan van de Cappelle’s “A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water,” one finds more than a mere maritime record; one encounters a profound meditation on stillness. Painted around 1660, this masterpiece serves as a luminous window into the Dutch Golden Age, an era where the pulse of global trade met a deep, spiritual reverence for the natural world. The canvas captures a moment of…
Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea, Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679 is a work by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jan van de Cappelle. Dated 1679, the painting represents the final year of the artist's life. Born in Amsterdam in 1624, Jan van de Cappelle was a figure of significant standing in the Netherlands, balancing his artistic pursuits with his role as an industrialist in…
A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water (1660), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Derefter følger The State Barge Saluted by the Home Fleet (1650) og Winter Landscape (1660).
36 år gammel: A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water er fra 1660, og Jan Van De Cappelle blev født i 1624.
A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water, The State Barge Saluted by the Home Fleet, Winter Landscape, Fishing Boats on the Beach, Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea, Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679, A River Scene in Winter, River Landscape in Winter, Calm Sea with Small Ships, Calm Sea og Boats in Shallow Water. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.
Vores katalog indeholder 59 værker af Jan Van De Cappelle, dateret fra 1649 til 1679.
Primært i National Gallery (London), Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) og Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 1650s: 30 af de 56 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder The State Barge Saluted by the Home Fleet.
På denne side er det tidligste Shipping in a Calm at Flushing with a States General Yacht Firing a Salute (1649) og det seneste Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea, Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679 (1679).
Sky (43), Water (33) og Clouds (31), fordelt på de 56 værker på denne side.
Oil On Canvas, for 37 af de 56 værker på denne side.
Dutch golden age, baseret på originalerne på denne side.
Vessels Moored off a Jetty, A coast scene og A Small Dutch Vessel before a Light Breeze: National Gallery, London har 7 af værkerne på denne side.
Jan van de Cappelle står som en enestående, lysende skikkelse i den hollandske guldalders panteon, en kunstner hvis tilstedeværelse i den kunsthistoriske kanon er defineret af en dyb, meditativ stilhed. I modsætning til mange af hans samtidige, der producerede enorme mængder arbejde, forbliver Cappelles værk bemærkelsesværende lille, men hvert eneste værk besidder en ekstraordinær særstatus. Han var ikke blot en maler af havet; han var en mand af betydelig verdslig status, en industriel titan uadskilleligt forbundet med Amsterdams økonomiske hjerteslag. Som en succesfuld skikkelse i tekstilindustrien og en samler med fremragende smag, var hans liv en unik dualitet af kommerciel formåen og kunstnerisk følsomhed. Dette krydsfelt mellem velstand og vision tillod ham at kultivere en stil, der ikke blot afbilder den maritime verden, men indfanger dens selve sjæl – en stilhed, der reflekterer både vandets overflade og de uendelige himmelstrøg ovenover.
Jan van de Cappelle blev født i Amsterdam i 1624 og fulgte en ukonventionel vej mod kunstnerisk mesterskab. Mens mange mestre fra hans æra blev formet i de strenge flammer fra formel laugstræning, var Cappelle i vid udstrækning selvlært, hvilket måske bidrog til den unikke, uforstyrrede kvalitet i hans vision. Hans opvækst var gennemsyret af industriens tekniske kompleksitet; hans far, Franchoy van de Cappelle, drev et betydeligt farveri med speciale i produktionen af kermesskrud. Dette miljø, der krævede præcision og en intim forståelse for farve og kemi, gav sandsynligvis Jan et uvurderligt fundament for hans senere udforskninger af lys og atmosfære. Selvom han kan have været påvirket af de stilistiske sanseligheder hos Simon de Vlieger, hvis kompositioner deler en vis strukturel slægtskab med hans egne, oversteg Cappelles arbejde til sidst den rene indflydelse for at opnå en tilstand af ren, atmosfærisk ynde.
Det sande geni hos Jan van de Cappelle ligger i hans evne til at manipulere elementerne luft og vand for at skabe en følelse af dyb emotionel tyngde. Han fejres ofte som Hollands fremmeste marinemaler i det 17. århundrede, en titel han har fortjent gennem sin uovertrufne beherskelse af det atmosfæriske perspektiv. Hans teknik kommer mest berømt til udtryk i den måde, han spejler himmelformationer på de rolige, glasagtige vandoverflader. I værker som Skibe ved anker på et roligt hav betragter beskueren ikke blot en maritim scene, men inviteres ind i et øjeblik af suspenderet animation. De subtile lysnuancer og den omhyggelige gengivelse af skyerne skaber en følelse af enormt rum, hvor grænsen mellem hav og himmel bliver smukt udvisket.
Hans kunstneriske sprog henter inspiration fra realismen hos Willem van de Velde den Ældre, men besidder samtidig en blødhed, der er helt hans egen. Hvor andre måske fokuserede på den kaotiske energi i søslag eller stormens vildskab, søgte Cappelle den stilhed, der findes i efterspillet eller i forventningen om bevægelse. Hans kompositioner er ofte kendetegnet ved:
Jan van de Cappelles historiske betydning rækker ud over den æstetiske skønhed i hans lærreder. Han repræsenterer højdepunktet af den hollandske guldalders evne til at finde det ekstraordinære i det ordinære. Gennem sine skildringer af sejlskibe, flodscener og vinterlandskaber dokumenterede han den maritime identitet hos en nation, der på det tidspunkt var centrum for global handel. Selv i hans mere dynamiske værker, såsom Statsbåden hilst af hjemmeflåden, findes der en underliggende følelse af orden og værdighed, som afspejler den strukturerede velstand i hans æra.
Selvom hans liv endte i 1679 og efterlod en begrænset samling af mesterværker, er hans indvirkning på genren maritim kunst umålelig. Han lærte efterfølgende generationer, hvordan man maler ikke blot det, der ses, men det, der føles – luftens tyngde, tidevandets stilhed og horisontens stille majestæt. I dag forbliver hans værker essentielle pejlemærker for enhver, der søger at forstå den delikate balance mellem menneske, natur og det lys, der binder dem sammen. Hans eftermæle er præget af serenitet, et varigt vidnesbyrd om en kunstner, der fandt det uendelige i det fredfyldte.
