Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

A Haarlem ship cuts the chain of the port of Damietta. This legend was popular for centuries in Haarlem.
Same subject designed by van Wieringen again as a tapestry in 1629. It is the largest tapestry made in the 17th century and has charmed Haarlem children for centuries.
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Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen (c. 1576 – 29 December 1633)[1] was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

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