Shipwrecks

Whatever the use and capacity of sea vessels, their shipwreck always attains the proportion of a tragedy.

Atinge foros de tragédia a situação de naufrágio de embarcações utilizadoras da via marítima, qualquer que seja o seu uso e porte.

Joseph Newington Carter (1835-1871)-'wreck of the Copeland South Shields November 2, 1841 at Scarboro Spa'-oil on canvas-1862

Lorenzo Castro (active 1604-ca 1700)-'a sea fight with barbary corsairs'-oil on canvas-ca 1680    Dulwich-Picture Gallery

Benedito Calixto (1853-1927)-'wreck of the Sírio'-oil on canvas-1907    São Paulo-Museu de Arte Sacra

Alexey Bogolyubov (1824-1896)-'the final moments of the Imperial yacht Livadia'-oil on canvas-1878    Private collection

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)-'ship in the Polar sea'-oil on canvas-1798    Hamburg-Kunsthalle