The Mermaid of Holland.<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>More paintings.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe story of the Mermaid of Holland told in a series of realistic paintings.<\/p>\n
The phenomenon of the Mermaid of Holland inspired me to create a series of paintings that tell the complete story. I made them in a seventeenth century style because the story was at its peak at that time. The works are painted very precisely, all have a clear emotional charge and are full of nice details. The technique in which the paintings are made is a so-called glazing technique in which layer upon layer is applied to an underpainting.<\/p>\n
Paintings the Mermaid of Holland.<\/strong><\/p>\nThrough a hole in the dike, on a tidal wave, she drifted into the lake.<\/h3>\n
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1. The dike breach of 1403. Oilpaint on panel.120 x 100 cm. All rights reserved<\/p>\n
Two milkmaids hoisted her aboard their boat.<\/h3>\n
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2. The \u00a0miraculous catch. Oilpaint on panel.110 x 70 cm. All rights reserved<\/p>\n
She had to be scrubbed clean cause she was covered in green dirt.<\/h3>\n
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3. The Cleaning in Edam. 70 x 100 cm. Oilpaint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nPeople were jealous and wanted to posses her too, so she was extradited<\/h3>\n
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4. The Extradition to the big city. 120 x 80 cm. \u00a0Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nWith a great display of power she was brought into the city .<\/h3>\n
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5. The triumphal entry. 110 x 150cm. Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
(Haarlem is Frans Hals city. The painting contains 21 figures by Frans Hals.)<\/em><\/p>\nThe regents were proud she was theirs now.<\/h3>\n
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6 .The Pride of Haarlem <\/em>(The Request). 160 x 110 cm.\u00a0<\/em>Oil paint on panel. \u00a0All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\nA baker’s wife taught her spinning to earn a way of living.<\/h3>\n
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7. \u00a0The Spinning Lesson.150 x100 cm. Oil paint on panel. \u00a0All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\nShe wanted so bad to return to the sea.<\/h3>\n
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8. Nostalgia for the sea. 100 x 120 cm. Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n
Once tamed, the wild creature even became religious.<\/h3>\n
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9. <\/strong>The reverse. 100 x 130cm. Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/em>(The painting incorporates 12 different symbols of Hieronymus Bosch.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/huberck-art.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bert-knispel-schildertrequest-167-scaled.jpg\" "\\"bert")
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More paintings.<\/strong><\/p>\n The story of the Mermaid of Holland told in a series of realistic paintings.<\/p>\n The phenomenon of the Mermaid of Holland inspired me to create a series of paintings that tell the complete story. I made them in a seventeenth century style because the story was at its peak at that time. The works are painted very precisely, all have a clear emotional charge and are full of nice details. The technique in which the paintings are made is a so-called glazing technique in which layer upon layer is applied to an underpainting.<\/p>\n Paintings the Mermaid of Holland.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. The dike breach of 1403. Oilpaint on panel.120 x 100 cm. All rights reserved<\/p>\n 2. The \u00a0miraculous catch. Oilpaint on panel.110 x 70 cm. All rights reserved<\/p>\n 3. The Cleaning in Edam. 70 x 100 cm. Oilpaint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n 4. The Extradition to the big city. 120 x 80 cm. \u00a0Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n 5. The triumphal entry. 110 x 150cm. Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n (Haarlem is Frans Hals city. The painting contains 21 figures by Frans Hals.)<\/em><\/p>\n 6 .The Pride of Haarlem <\/em>(The Request). 160 x 110 cm.\u00a0<\/em>Oil paint on panel. \u00a0All rights reserved.<\/p>\n 7. \u00a0The Spinning Lesson.150 x100 cm. Oil paint on panel. \u00a0All rights reserved.<\/p>\n 8. Nostalgia for the sea. 100 x 120 cm. Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n 9. <\/strong>The reverse. 100 x 130cm. Oil paint on panel. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>(The painting incorporates 12 different symbols of Hieronymus Bosch.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Through a hole in the dike, on a tidal wave, she drifted into the lake.<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nTwo milkmaids hoisted her aboard their boat.<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nShe had to be scrubbed clean cause she was covered in green dirt.<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
People were jealous and wanted to posses her too, so she was extradited<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
With a great display of power she was brought into the city .<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nThe regents were proud she was theirs now.<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
A baker’s wife taught her spinning to earn a way of living.<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
She wanted so bad to return to the sea.<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nOnce tamed, the wild creature even became religious.<\/h3>\n
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