New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Rijksmuseum

205 works

Featured

Filters

Works per page

Color

Shape

Lunette panel of three Dutch sailing ships with billowing sails and flags on choppy sea under a golden hazy sky.

'Our Pioneers': Seventeenth-Century Ships at Sea

Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1880

Oil painting of sailing warships in a smoky naval battle on choppy grey sea under a cloudy sky.

"Naval Battle between Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter and the Duke of York on the ""Royal Prince"" during the Battle o…

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1691

Oil painting of a large sailing ship and small boats on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Ships near the Coast during a Calm

Willem van de Velde, c. 1650 - c. 1707

Painting of a sailing ship being caulked on calm water, with small boats, workers and a cloudy sky.

Caulking of a Vessel

Lieve Pietersz. Verschuier, 1660 - 1686

Oil painting of a large central galleon among many sailing ships on rough green sea, with small boats and swimming horses in

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588

Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, c. 1620 - c. 1625

Calm harbor with moored sailing boats, a wooden quay with figures, and a large ship in the hazy distance under clouds.

A Harbor

Willem van de Velde, 1650 - 1707

Painting of a busy harbour with tall sailing ships, flags, crowded rowboats and a windmill under a cloudy sky.

The keelhauling of the ship's surgeon of admiral Jan van Nes

Lieve Pietersz. Verschuier, 1660 - 1686

Oil painting of a 17th-century naval battle with sailing ships, gunsmoke, rowing boats and a fortress by a coastal town.

The Defeat of the Spanish at Gibraltar by a Dutch Fleet under the Command of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607

Adam Willaerts, 1639

Calm harbor with sailing ships, rowing boats and figures under a large cloudy sky, painted in oil on canvas.

A Calm at Sea

Willem van de Velde, 1650 - 1707

Portrait of a man in black and gold attire pointing toward a naval battle with ships on stormy water.

Aert van Nes (1626-1693), Vice Admiral

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1668

Painting of a naval bombardment in a harbour, with many sailing warships, thick smoke and fires under a cloudy sky.

The Attack of the Combined Anglo-Dutch Squadron on Algiers, 1816

Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1817

Seascape of sailing boats and a large ship in choppy water under a cloudy sky, with a Dutch flag and a wooden jetty at left.

Ships near the Coast in windy Weather

Willem van de Velde, c. 1650 - c. 1707

Painting of burning English warships on a river with smoke, Dutch ships, small boats and a fortified town at left.

The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667

Jan van Leyden, 1667 - 1669

Painted naval battle in a bay beneath rocky hills, with sailing ships, smoke, and marching troops on the shore.

Victory over the Spanish near Gibraltar by a Fleet Commanded by Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607

Adam Willaerts, 1617

Fishermen unloading two beached fishing boats on a sandy shore beneath a cloudy sky, with dunes behind.

Fishing Boats on Shore (The Shore, Unloading a Fishing Smack)

Willem van de Velde, 1650 - 1707

Panoramic oil painting of Dutch warships and burning shore on a broad river under a cloudy sky.

Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667)

Willem Schellinks, 1667 - 1678

Oil painting of a crowded naval battle with sailing warships, flags and gunsmoke on green waves under a warm sky.

Clash of the Dutch and British Fleets during the Passage of the Dutch Flotilla to Boulogne (1804)

Martinus Schouman, 1806

Calm seascape of Dutch sailing ships at anchor under a blue sky with cumulus clouds, by Willem van de Velde II.

Ships at Anchor on the Coast

Willem van de Velde, c. 1660

Oil painting of Dutch sailing ships and galleys before a fortified harbour wall and hillside under a cloudy sky.

View of Algiers

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, 1662 - 1668

Seventeenth-century seascape with sailing ships, a rocky coast, a beacon and figures on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Ships off a Coast

Adam Willaerts, 1628

Monochrome ink drawing of tall sailing warships with flags and smoke in a harbour, with small rowing boats on calm water.

"The Failed Attack of the English on the Return Fleet in the Port of Bergen, Norway, 12 August 1665: an episode from…

Willem van de Velde, 1669

Dark harbour scene with crowded sailing masts, rigging, walking figures on a quay, and a grey stormy sky.

Harbour view in Dunkerque (or Dieppe?)

Antoine Vollon, 1880 - 1900

Grey-toned harbour scene of many sailing ships with tall masts and crowds of people and horse carts on a cobbled quay.

Mustering the Fleet in the Harbor of Vlissingen, 1804

Engel Hoogerheyden, 1804 - 1805

Oil painting of sailing ships at anchor on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with a figure on the shore.

Ships at Anchor on a Quiet Sea

Jan van de Cappelle, c. 1640 - c. 1679

Oil painting of a sailing boat on calm water under cloudy skies, with a fisherman on the shore at left.

Calm Sea

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1650 - 1676

Grey monochrome view of many sailing ships and rowing boats crowded on choppy water under heavy clouds.

The Fleet Leaving the Port of Vlissingen, 1804

Engel Hoogerheyden, 1804 - 1805

Oil painting of a naval squadron of tall sailing warships in a bay, with smoke rising and rowing boats between the ships.

Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by the French Commander Co…

jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864

Oil painting of sailing ships in a harbour before a walled city with towers, hills and a cloudy sky.

View of Batavia

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1640 - 1676

Oil painting of a naval battle in a harbor, with smoking warships, a crowd on a quay, cannons, and a Dutch flag.

The Battle near Livorno (14 March 1653)

Cornelis Tromp, after 1653 - 1660

Painting of a Dutch three-masted ship with orange, white and blue flags sailing in choppy water under heavy clouds.

Ships off the Coast

Jacob Gerritz Loef, c. 1652

Oil painting of a sailing boat on a stormy beach with figures on wet sand and a rocky headland under grey clouds.

Along the Coast

Louis Meijer, 1840 - 1850

Men pulling a staff in a tug-of-war on a shore, watched by a crowd, with a fleet of sailing ships on the sea behind.

Battle for the Gold Staff (Dominion of the World)

Adam Willaerts, c. 1615 - c. 1630

Couple with a servant under a gold parasol beside an orange tree, with Dutch ships in a harbour behind them.

A chief merchant of the VOC with his wife and an enslaved servant

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, c. 1650 - c. 1655

Painting of large Dutch sailing ships with white sails and flags anchored on a calm sea beneath a cloud-filled sky, with smal

Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea

Willem van de Velde, c. 1665

Oil painting of a crowded harbour with a ferry boat of passengers, sailing ships and rowboats under a dark stormy sky.

Harbor with Sailboats and Ferry Boat

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, 1650 - 1675

Painting of a walled coastal town across a harbor, with sailing ships with Dutch flags and dramatic clouds overhead.

View of Salee, Morocco

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1662 - 1668

Painting of a green fishing boat with brown sails resting on a sandy beach, with a second boat behind it under a pale sky.

Bluff-bowed Fishing Boat on the Beach

Joannes Barnardus Antonius Maria Westerwoudt, c. 1880 - c. 1906

Painting of ships and boats on calm water beside a harbour town with a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Ships near Zierikzee with the Zuidhavenpoort in the Background

Hendrick van Anthonissen, 1640

Painting of a crowded naval battle with sailing ships and gunsmoke in the foreground, and a walled city on the distant shore.

Battle between Dutch and Spanish Ships on the Haarlemmermeer

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1629

Painting of large sailing ships with flags offshore, fishermen and villagers on a rocky beach, and a castle on a hill.

Ships off a Rocky Coast

Adam Willaerts, 1621

Painting of a moored wooden boat beneath a leaning pollard willow beside a canal, with green meadows behind.

Boat with a Pollard Willow

Matthijs Maris, 1863

Portrait of an older man in black coat and white collar, leaning on a ledge, with sailing ships in a harbor behind him.

Portrait of a captain or ship-owner

Michiel van Musscher, 1678

Painting of sailing ships and rowboats moored in a calm harbor beside a waterfront building under a cloudy sky.

A Calm (Ships in the Harbor by Calm Weather)

Jan Claesz. Rietschoof, 1675

Painting of large sailing ships and small boats on a river before a town with a church spire and turreted castle.

Ships off IJsselmonde

Aert Anthonisz, 1617

Painting of Dutch sailing ships in a Mediterranean-style harbor with a fortified hilltop town and figures on the shore.

Dutch Ships in a Foreign Port

Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten, 1658

Painting of Dutch sailing ships with flags in a harbor under a stormy sky, with small rowing boats in the foreground.

A Storm (Ships in the Harbor in a Stiff Breeze)

Jan Claesz. Rietschoof, 1675

Oil painting of sailing and rowing boats on a river beside a lit beacon, a riverside house, and a distant town with a windmil

Boats on a River with a Beacon of Light

Hendrik Vettewinkel, 1847

Dutch sailing warship ramming Spanish galleys at sea, with rowers in the water, smoke, and a fortress in the distance.

Dutch Ships Ramming Spanish Galleys near Calais, 3 October 1602

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1617

Calm harbor scene with fishing boats, sails, and fishermen under a soft golden sky.

Fishing Boats on calm Water

Antonie Waldorp, 1840

Painting of brown-sailed fishing boats at anchor on calm tidal flats, with women walking in the foreground under a pale eveni

Bluff-Bowed Scheveningen Boats at Anchor

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1860

Painting of a three-masted ship with billowing sails battling large waves under a hazy orange sky.

Ships in a Storm

Andries van Eertvelt, 1600

Painting of a classical arch on a stone quay with sailing boats on calm water and figures under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Quay and Ships on a Lake

Francesco Guardi, 1760

Painting of a canal street in Leiden with wrecked houses, debris, workers and people among rubble, and a church tower behind.

The Rapenburg, Leiden, three Days after the Explosion of a Powder Ship on 12 January 1807

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1807

Painting of a brown-sailed boat on a calm waterway with reeds, under a cloudy sky, with another sailboat in the distance.

Ships in Dull Weather

Jacob Maris, 1877

Circular seascape painting of a large Dutch ship at anchor with smaller vessels on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Ships at Anchor

Willem van de Velde, 1650

Still life with violin, printed broadsheet, pewter jug, wine glass, fish and bread on a table, by Anthonius Leemans, 1655.

Still Life with a Copy of De Waere Mercurius, a Broadsheet with the News of Tromp's Victory over three English Ships…

Anthonius Leemans, 1655

Grey seascape of a fishing boat on a wet beach with horses, figures and seagulls under an overcast sky.

Bluff-bowed Fishing Boat on the Beach at Scheveningen

Jacob Maris, 1885

Painting of a river landing with sailing ships, small boats, soldiers fighting with a cannon, and a distant town skyline.

The Dutch Defeat at the Blokkersdijk, near Antwerp, 1605

Maurice, c. 1610 - c. 1615

Oil painting on copper of a river bank with sailing boats, fishermen, village houses and trees under a cloudy sky.

River Bank

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1600 - 1650

Hunter kneeling on a riverbank aiming a gun, with sailing boats, a heron and a distant town under a pale sky.

A Bird Hunter on a Riverbank

Arent Arentsz, c. 1625 - c. 1630

Oil painting on copper of a crowd on a shore facing boats on a bay, with a mountain and town in the hazy distance.

The Sermon on the Sea of Galilee

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1600 - 1699

Color woodcut of a naval battle with steamships, smoke, a sinking vessel, and soldiers on a deck in rough seas.

Enemy Ships Deterred at Haiyangdao

Utagawa Kunitora, c. 1894

Watercolor of fishing boats with tall masts resting on a sandy beach beside small figures under a pale sky.

Fishing Boats on the Beach of Scheveningen

Johannes Bosboom, 1873

Etching of a coastal harbour with a sailing ship, rowboat with figures, fishing boat and a standing man under a cloudy sky.

Coastal landscape with sailing and fishing boat

Franz Maecker, 1884