The Storm at Sea
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker from Brabant, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes; he was a pioneer in making both types of subject the focus in large paintings.
Max Resolution:1068×770 PX
Title:The Storm at Sea
Artists:Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Date:c.1569
Style:Northern Renaissance
Genre:marina
Medium:oil,panel
Location:Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions:70.3×97 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Storm at Sea is an oil-on-panel by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, painted in c. 1569. It is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
In the past doubts have been raised about the attribution of this painting to Bruegel: the name of Joos de Momper, a landscape painter who became a master in the Antwerp guild in 1581, has been mentioned. However, not only is this painting superior to any by de Momper; its similarity to a drawing by Bruegel and its originality of composition and delicacy of execution have made it generally accepted as a late work by Bruegel, possibly left unfinished at his death.
The preminance of the barrel and the whale has led the painting to be associated with the contemporary saying:
This sense would be underscored by the church outlined against the horizon, which stands for safety amid the storms of life.
In the past doubts have been raised about the attribution of this painting to Bruegel: the name of Joos de Momper, a landscape painter who became a master in the Antwerp guild in 1581, has been mentioned. However, not only is this painting superior to any by de Momper; its similarity to a drawing by Bruegel and its originality of composition and delicacy of execution have made it generally accepted as a late work by Bruegel, possibly left unfinished at his death.
The preminance of the barrel and the whale has led the painting to be associated with the contemporary saying:
This sense would be underscored by the church outlined against the horizon, which stands for safety amid the storms of life.