Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea, Accompanied by a Galley

Frans Huys after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Frans Huys

Artist, Flemish, 1522 - 1562

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image shows a ship with its sails unfurled, positioned centrally. The horizon, featuring a calm sea and sky, is visible behind the ship. The ship's rigging, masts, sails, and woodwork are detailed using an etching technique. The color palette is primarily black, white, and gray. Light, streaky clouds fill the sky, adding depth to the scene. The water shows dynamic waves in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.7 × 24.6 cm (12 1/2 × 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 64, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Warships

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Waldburg Wolfegg, Wolfegg (Lugt 2542)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Pieter Bruegel, Nadine Orenstein author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 64, state ii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: BRVEGEL / .F.H. [artist's monogram]; lower right, in image, in plate: .H. Cock ex.; upper left, in image, in plate: Cum previlegio

Wikidata ID

Q65072354

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