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In this painting, Verbeeck takes up the established subject of ships sailing off a rocky coast in a gale. Under a moderately clouded sky, four vessels are riding out gigantic, crested waves. Three of the vessels are seen in a lighter area close to the horizon, in the distance to left and right, all running before a moderate gale which is blowing from the right background. In the centre of the composition, the fourth is shown, in port-bow view, pitching in the waves on a rough sea. Wreckage and a barrel can be seen floating beneath the menacing cliffs. To the left, the whale raises its head out of the water and opens its ferocious mouth. The sailors, pictured as tiny figures on the deck of the vessel, are obviously trying to negotiate the dangers.
The artist was born in Haarlem in about 1590. He appears to have been a violent character continuously caught up in fights and stabbings, which have left us with considerable legal records. Only a small number of his paintings are known today, but it is evident that he specialised in beach scenes, ships on rough seas and historic maritime events.
Title
A Ship in a Rough Sea
Date
1620s
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 39.5 x W 51 cm
Accession number
BHC0725
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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The Departure of Admiral Houtman's Fleet for the East Indies The Wilson -
Beach Scene The Bowes Museum -
An Engagement between the Spanish and the Dutch, c.1630 National Maritime Museum -
A Ship in a Rough Sea National Maritime Museum -
Dutch Ships in a Rough Sea National Maritime Museum -
A Yacht and a Small Vessel Underway off a Dutch Harbour National Maritime Museum -
Dutch Sea Piece Shipley Art Gallery