Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast
Those who went to sea played roulette with their lives. The wooden ships were small and fragile, and the very real dangers were exaggerated with horror stories of hideous creatures living in the unfathomable depths. Willaerts created an image of every seaman’s worst nightmare. One ship has been dashed on the rocks, and the other two are heeling over. The survivors at centre are threatened by a monstrous fish.
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Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast
Those who went to sea played roulette with their lives. The wooden ships were small and fragile, and the very real dangers were exaggerated with horror stories of hideous creatures living in the unfathomable depths. Willaerts created an image of every seaman’s worst nightmare. One ship has been dashed on the rocks, and the other two are heeling over. The survivors at centre are threatened by a monstrous fish.
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Those who went to sea played r ...... hreatened by a monstrous fish.
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Wie de zee op ging, speelde me ...... igd door een monsterlijke vis.
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Rijksmuseum
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Schipbreuk op een rotsachtige kust
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Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast
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1614
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1614
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drager breedte 85,2 cm
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drager hoogte 64,5 cm
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support height 64.5 cm
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support width 85.2 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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eerste kwart 17e eeuw
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first quarter 17th century
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