The Breach of the Saint Anthony’s Dike near Amsterdam

The Breach of the Saint Anthony’s Dike near Amsterdam

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During the night of 4-5 March 1651 the Saint Anthony’s Dike was breached near Amsterdam. Jan Asselijn portrayed the fiercely flowing water with a strong sense of drama. The billowing cloak of the man at the left shows that the storm is not yet over, however the squalls are already moving on at the right. The vivid red contrasts sharply with the bright blue of the parting clouds.

Dirk Jan Biemond, Pieter Roelofs, Eveline Sint Nicolaas en Ludo van Halem, 'Recent Acauisitions', The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 64 (2016) nr. 1, p. 88-89.

1651

olieverf op doek

85.5 cm x 108.2 cm

Purchased with the support of the Scato Gockinga Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds, ING, the Turing Foundation and a private collector

Public domain

Dirk Jan Biemond, Pieter Roelofs, Eveline Sint Nicolaas en Ludo van Halem, 'Recent Acauisitions', The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 64 (2016) nr. 1, p. 88-89.

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