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A Coastal Ruin in Italy

Jan Asselijn1640 - 1652

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A favourite motif of the Italianates was a small harbour on the Mediterranean Sea with a crumbling quay and a ruin. At right are an African man and a couple of Turkish traders. At the left, a man in northern European clothing gestures out to sea. Overseas trade stimulated an interest for such scenes among Dutch collectors, even though the views were imaginary.

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  • Title: A Coastal Ruin in Italy
  • Creator: Asselijn, Jan
  • Date Created: 1640 - 1652
  • Physical Dimensions: paneel
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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