Storms and Shipwrecks. From Vernet to Courbet.
Paris Museums| N° d'inventaire | 23283 |
| Format | 16.5 x 24.5 |
| Détails | 190 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782759605064 |
Through a selection of some sixty works – paintings, drawings, prints, manuscripts – by more than thirty artists from the 18th and 19th centuries, the catalog takes the reader on a lively and illustrated journey through the stormy seas, from the unleashing of the elements to the often dramatic consequences of shipwreck and loss before the return of calm at sea and on land. The sea, with its immensity and violence, echoes the inner torments of the artists who seize upon motifs of gales, threatening clouds, waves breaking on reefs, ships in distress, and people in danger to create truly sublime and dramatic scenes. This veritable spectacle of the unleashed elements also reveals a whole range of heightened feelings such as terror, courage, or admiration before the strength and beauty of nature.
Through a selection of some sixty works – paintings, drawings, prints, manuscripts – by more than thirty artists from the 18th and 19th centuries, the catalog takes the reader on a lively and illustrated journey through the stormy seas, from the unleashing of the elements to the often dramatic consequences of shipwreck and loss before the return of calm at sea and on land. The sea, with its immensity and violence, echoes the inner torments of the artists who seize upon motifs of gales, threatening clouds, waves breaking on reefs, ships in distress, and people in danger to create truly sublime and dramatic scenes. This veritable spectacle of the unleashed elements also reveals a whole range of heightened feelings such as terror, courage, or admiration before the strength and beauty of nature.