# Coastal Landscape with a Warship at Anchor

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WIERINGEN, Cornelis Claesz van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wieringen-cornelis-claesz-van-r324295b08ccfba>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel, 50 x 85 cm

## Commentary

The present work depicts a coastal landscape with a warship at anchor. Its main mast flies the Dutch lion, and it&#39;s front mast the striped flag of the Dutch Republic. Characteristic in this work is the sophisticated use of light achieved by partially concealing the sun behind clouds, leading to a glittering contrast of light and shadow in the overcast sky.

## Related artworks

- [Capture of Damiate](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wieringen-cornelis-claesz-van-r324295b08ccfba/capture-of-damiate-r7af6b11a14c448>)
- [The Battle of Gibraltar, 25 April 1607](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wieringen-cornelis-claesz-van-r324295b08ccfba/the-battle-of-gibraltar-25-april-1607-r9016e7be8a38dd>)
- [The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wieringen-cornelis-claesz-van-r324295b08ccfba/the-explosion-of-the-spanish-flagship-during-the-battle-of-gibraltar-r20a27dfa6f5636>)
- [The Spanish Armada off the English coast](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wieringen-cornelis-claesz-van-r324295b08ccfba/the-spanish-armada-off-the-english-coast-rbcfe6e144093ba>)

## Attribution

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