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| Keywords: Bonaventura Peeters (I) - Seascape with Sailors Sheltering from a Rainstorm.jpg Artwork Creator Bonaventura Peeters I TA group of sailors huddle in a cave beneath a rugged cliff Torrential rain falls diagonally from the thick black clouds which hover menacingly above A smooth flat sea is rendered in silvery-grey tones While darker areas suggest the shadows of the boats Additionally pale brown and green areas in the shallows hint at the emergence of rocks from beneath the surface of the water The sailors on the left are composed into a tight group Interactions between them are intimated by facial expressions and physical gestures They are variously occupied On the far left one drinks from a barrel Next to him a man huddles wrapped in a shawl While other figures stand nearby or are seated They are accompanied by a small dog on the right One of the seated figures is looking out towards a sailor who remains on one of the boats He in turn looks over towards the sheltering group Their boats with sails lowered and furled are anchored in the shallow water While previously the figures have been interpreted as smugglers sheltering from a storm a more convincing reading suggests that they are in fact fishermen Their humble appearance lends to the idea that Peeters ™s intention was to portray them as quasi-heroic figures happily living an idealized rural existence s 1640 oil oak panel cm 33 2 45 7 Institution National Maritime Museum London object history credit line accession number BHC0759 http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/12251 html PD-old-100 Paintings by Bonaventura Peeters I in the National Maritime Museum London 1640s paintings in the United Kingdom 17th-century oil on panel paintings in the United Kingdom | ||||
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