The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg
Smerenburg on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen was a settlement of Dutch whalers. As the painter never went there, he combined familiar images and stories in this work. The mountain at the left is probably on Jan Mayen Island. Strips of whale blubber are boiled and rendered into train (whale) oil in the numerous try-pots on the beach. The men’s barracks are visible in the right background.
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The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg
Smerenburg on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen was a settlement of Dutch whalers. As the painter never went there, he combined familiar images and stories in this work. The mountain at the left is probably on Jan Mayen Island. Strips of whale blubber are boiled and rendered into train (whale) oil in the numerous try-pots on the beach. The men’s barracks are visible in the right background.
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Aankoop met steun van de Vereniging Rembrandt
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Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
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Smerenburg on the Norwegian is ...... sible in the right background.
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Smerenburg op Spitsbergen was ...... aan de barakken van de mannen.
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Rijksmuseum
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title
The Whale-oil Refinery near the Village of Smerenburg
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Traankokerijen bij het dorp Smerenburg
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created
1639
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1639
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extent
doekmaat breedte 205 cm
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doekmaat hoogte 108 cm
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height 108 cm
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height 131 cm
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inclusief lijst breedte 229 cm
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inclusief lijst dikte 10,5 cm
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inclusief lijst hoogte 131 cm
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thickness 10.5 cm
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width 205 cm
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width 229 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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temporal
second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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