Children of the Sea
This charming scene contains a message. The children of a fisherman, with their tattered rags and paltry toys, offer us a glimpse of their future. The eldest boy carries the weight of the family on his shoulders, and the little boat stands for the rigours of life at sea. Jozef Israëls first painted this subject in 1863. It became enormously popular and the artist subsequently repeated it often.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/43B51
- http://iconclass.org/43C78421
- http://iconclass.org/43C7
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- J.B.A.M. Westerwoudt Bequest, Haarlem
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/43B51
- http://iconclass.org/43C78421
- http://iconclass.org/43C7
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- J.B.A.M. Westerwoudt Bequest, Haarlem
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
User generated content
- false
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1872
- 1872
Place-Time
- third quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8817
- SK-A-2382
Extent
- height 48.5 cm
- width 93.5 cm
- height 49 cm
- width 91 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1872
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2014-05-27T20:14:10.422Z
Timestamp updated
- 2018-03-17T14:37:35.617Z