Tag: Distress

Backhuysen, Ludolf, Dutch, 1630 – 1708 Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast, c. 1667 Oil on canvas 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art The three cargo ships in this large painting are the type of wide-bellied, seagoing vessels used to transport much of the commodities that generated the wealth…