File:A Yacht Becalmed RMG BHC1013.jpg
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Peter Monamy: A Yacht Becalmed
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A Yacht Becalmed  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre |
marine art |
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| Description |
English: A Yacht Becalmed Peter Monamy was one of the first English artists to continue the tradition of Willem van de Velde the Younger’s marine painting into the 18th century and his work is representative of the early British school of maritime art, which still shows the overwhelming influence of the Dutch style. Monamy was self-taught, but may have worked in van de Velde’s studio in Greenwich. This small coastal scene shows the artist’s use of simple composition as well as colouring to create a serene and poetic mood. From a low eye-level just above the calm water the spectator beholds a yacht just off stern. The strong draw of perspective towards the horizon on the left is created by the coastline’s flattened diagonal, and by the spatial recession of sailing ships into the misty background in line with the yacht. |
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| Date | 18th century | |||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 210 mm x 285 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC1013 |
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| Notes | Signed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12505 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: OP1963-32 Ingram number: 11 id number: BHC1013 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||||||
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