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The Port of Archangel

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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This painting shows a dynamic and thriving harbour. Two hunters, wearing costumes which resemble those depicted in contemporary map illustrations, are prominently positioned on a ledge in the foreground, which roughly mirrors the shape of the rugged headland behind them. Men are pulled on sleds along the icy ground by reindeer or elk, whilst tiny figures are seen skating, conversing and at work. In the centre of the composition, a fortress and church stand atop a rocky headland, flanked by snow-capped mountains on the right. A small town lies on the slope below the fortress, from which the tents of a fair or market spill out across the ice of the bay, with ships frozen in both before and behind. The principal ship in the centre flies the Danish flag.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Port of Archangel

Date

1644

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 39.4 x W 67.3 cm

Accession number

BHC1951

Work type

Painting

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