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This is an idealized landscape of a bay with a foreshore in the foreground. To the left there are three small craft in the bay, and the first of these contains seven people variously standing and sitting, possibly fishing. To the left the shore follows a rocky coastline, and in the middle distance on the left the rocks rise steeply. A fortified building sits on a promontory protecting the town sitting high above it. The smoke depicted rising from the fortified building signifies habitation. There are sails of small boats visible in the bay on the left. To the right a large outcrop looms and is darker than the rest of the painting. The archway formation in the rock is an artistic device framing some of the activity and serves as a focal point of interest, through which figures are visible by a boat with its sails furled.
Title
Mediterranean Coast Scene
Date
1620–1640
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 38.1 x W 66 cm
Accession number
BHC0826
Work type
Painting
