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Source Description
Van Diest's seascapes are full of vivid details, for example, the figures clinging to the wreckage as ships break up in a violent storm. Protestant sermons and popular literature urged the Dutch to see moral lessons in nature and everyday life. Whether a shopkeeper or ship owner, someone seeing such a painting in a home might well reflect upon the soul on its journey through a life fraught with dangers. The foundering ship flies an English flag-the Cross of St. George-perhaps a reference to Holland's great maritime rival.
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Document identity
localId
6636
label
Shipwreck in a Storm
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
6636
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Shipwreck in a Storm
description
Van Diest's seascapes are full of vivid details, for example, the figures clinging to the wreckage as ships break up in a violent storm. Protestant sermons and popular literature urged the Dutch to see moral lessons in nature and everyday life. Whether a shopkeeper or ship owner, someone seeing such a painting in a home might well reflect upon the soul on its journey through a life fraught with dangers. The foundering ship flies an English flag-the Cross of St. George-perhaps a reference to Holland's great maritime rival.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1629 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
49
height
71.7
dimensionsRaw
19 5/16 x 28 1/4 in. (49 x 71.7 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
2347
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
2744
2990
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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