Ships in a Stormy Sea off a Coast
Artist
Ludolf Backhuysen
Dutch, 1630–1708
Datecirca 1700–1705
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions59 5/8 x 91 1/8 in. (151.4 x 231.5 cm)
Frame: 71 x 102 3/4 in. (180.3 x 261 cm)
Frame: 71 x 102 3/4 in. (180.3 x 261 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) and Arthur Leroy and Lila Fisher Caldwell, by exchange
Object number98.13
On View
On viewProvenanceCreated Amsterdam, ca. 1700–1705. Gloucestershire Art College, Gloucestershire, England, before 1990; Atlantis Trust, by 1990; [consigned to Trafalgar Galleries, London]; sold to NCMA, 1998.
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Sebastian Brandt
June 1, 1497
![Leaf from Das Narrenschiff (Latin: Stultifera Navis) by Sebastian Brant (1458-1521): The Mechanics of the Ship [fol. CXXXVIIIr-v]; Imprint: Printed in Basel by Johann Bergmann de Olpe, March 1, 1497](/internal/media/dispatcher/8819/thumbnail)
