This painting depicts a harbor scene from an elevated viewpoint, overlooking moored boats with people sitting in them. On the right is a tall, pale-yellow building with arched doorways and a large towner, partially covered with green vegetation, next to a pile of large gray rocks. At the bottom of the painting, several people stand on a rocky platform, some carrying wooden boxes or barrels. The people wear clothes in shades of red, yellow, and brown, and more people can be seen in small boats on the water nearby. In the distance, past the light-green water, gray and green cliffs rise up,…
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Marina delle Torri

painter Italian 17th Century

artist after Salvator Rosa (Neapolitan, 1615 - 1673)

17th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 97.9 x 127.4 cm (38 9/16 x 50 3/16 in.)
Culture
Italian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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