Three Caravels in a Rising Squall with Adrion on a Dolphin

1565

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 maritime scene with three large sailing ships navigating choppy waters. The perspective is elevated, giving a wide view of the ships and sea. The horizon is low, with swirling clouds in the vast sky. The style is detailed with fine linework, creating texture and depth in the rendering of the ships and sea. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of brown and beige. Fantastical sea creatures, such as a human-like figure and an open-mouthed fish, are seen in the water. Dynamic cloud formations in the sky add to the sense of drama and motion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 21.6 × 28.4 cm (8 1/2 × 11 3/16 in.)
    mount: 27.5 × 34.9 cm (10 13/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.397

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 69, State ii/vi

Artwork history & notes

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. 69, state ii/vi.

Inscriptions

lower left, in cartouche, in plate: .F.H. [artist's monogram] bruegel; in lower margin at bottom right, in plate: .Cum. privileg

Wikidata ID

Q65508445

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