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| Keywords: Willem van Diest - Shipwreck in a Storm - Walters 37877.jpg Van Diest's seascapes are full of vivid details for example the figures clinging to the wreckage as ships break up in a violent storm Protestant sermons and popular literature urged the Dutch to see moral lessons in nature and everyday life Whether a shopkeeper or ship owner someone seeing such a painting in a home might well reflect upon the soul on its journey through a life fraught with dangers The foundering ship flies an English flag-the Cross of St George-perhaps a reference to Holland's great maritime rival 1629 Baroque oil on panel cm 49 71 7 accession number 37 877 6636 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Mirror of Empire Dutch Marine Art of the Seventeenth Century Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis 1990-1991 A Renaissance Puzzle Heemskerck's Abduction of Helen The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1993 place of origin The Hague Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Willem van Diest Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Off the Wall Baltimore | ||||
