The Shipwreck
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Title
The Shipwreck
Subject
romanticism, art, marine painting
Description
The Shipwreck, by Joseph Vernet who was one of the most famous Romantic and landscape painters of his day, contrasts a moonlit backdrop to the crazed struggle for survival as sailors single-handedly attempt to ride the stormy seas to safety.
Creator
Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 - 1789)
Source
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.111194.html (opens in new window)
Publisher
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Chester Dale Fund
Date
1770
Contributor
Ben Richardson
Rights
On view at Patrons' Permanent Fund and Chester Dale Fund
Images are public domain
Images are public domain
Relation
Companion Piece, Moonlight:
https://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/853 [opens to new window]
https://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/853 [opens to new window]
Format
oil on canvas
overall: 113.5 x 162.9 cm (44 11/16 x 64 1/8 in.)
framed: 124.8 x 172.9 x 7.6 cm (49 1/8 x 68 1/16 x 3 in.)
overall: 113.5 x 162.9 cm (44 11/16 x 64 1/8 in.)
framed: 124.8 x 172.9 x 7.6 cm (49 1/8 x 68 1/16 x 3 in.)
Type
painting
Identifier
2000.22.1
Files
Citation
Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 - 1789)
, “The Shipwreck,” Enlightenmens, accessed January 27, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/848.