A painting of an Edwardian Hull trawler that saved ... yard on the night of 7 May 1947 when she began to sink in the Irish Sea. According to reports at the time, Ellesmere was fishing nearby ...
The scene looks chaotic and there is a risk of collision. Turner’s painting is based on an actual event he experienced, when he travelled from Dover to Calais in 1802 on his first trip abroad and was ...
The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger. Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying ...
The painting by Miles Walters presents a dual view of the ship showing its profile and rear view. A small pilot ship is approaching Lancaster. Artist Miles Walters was born in 1774 and died in 1849.
Riding on a sea shell from the sea foam came Venus in ... Culture Critic said that, despite Venus’ nudity in the painting, the piece is not meant to evoke sexuality but something far more ...
Instead, his depictions of demigods in naturalistic settings interpret themes from Classical mythology in an idiosyncratic, often sensual manner. In the Sea, part of a series of paintings of ...
Dutch boats are shown on course for collision in stormy weather. Dark clouds contribute to the sense of danger. The painting was commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a ...
In Waterhouse's painting no sailors are depicted so that despite being a 'siren' the mermaid is ... 182) noted her 'wistful-sad look' and the review remarked that 'it tells of the human longings never ...
The room had a view of the sea, which is reflected in the oval mirror, creating the illusion of a painting-within-a-painting. The sketchily outlined artist, seated on the left, is working on a canvas, ...
Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle: The ...