Seashore with HIgh Seas, a Ship, and the Prophet Elijah [God Helping the Israelites Fight the Moabites]

1620s

Magdalena van de Passe, after Roelandt Savery and Adam Willaerts

Associated Names
Magdalena van de Passe

Artist, Dutch, 1600 - 1638

Crispijn van de Passe I

Publisher, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

Adam Willaerts

Artist After, Dutch, 1577 - 1664

The image shows a landscape scene from a slightly elevated point, displaying various elements from close to far. The horizon is visible where the sea meets the sky, without distinct land features. The composition uses detailed brushstrokes to depict texture and movement in the sea and sky. Light rays shine through dark clouds, illuminating the scene. A figure carrying a bundle walks towards a bridge, with some buildings, cliffs, and trees close by. In the distance, two ships battle rough waves amidst rain and clouds. The color scheme is mainly grayscale, emphasizing the scene's mood and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.5 × 34.4 cm (10 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
    plate: 20.8 × 26.5 cm (8 3/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.103.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Emanuel von Baeyer, London); purchased by NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co.: Vol XVI, no. 21, state only.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image: Et ecce dominus transibit, et spiritus grandis fortis Dissoluens montes et contereus petras coram Domino, 3 Reg 19; in plate, below image, at left: Adam Willeres Inuentor; in plate, below image, at center: Magdalena van de pas fecit; in plate, below image, at right: Crispin de pas excud:; verso: none

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