# Fortified Mediterranean Port

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## Artwork

- Artist: [STORCK, Abraham](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on panel, 47 x 63 cm

## Commentary

The picture shows a fortified Mediterranean port with an obelisk and a galley moored nearby. It is an imaginary representation, Abraham Storck&#39;s knowledge of Italian architecture and landmarks likely arose from the travels of his artistic contemporaries, including Jan Asselijn and Jan Weenix, who brought their experiences back to Amsterdam by way of their paintings.

## Related artworks

- [Dutch Man-&#39;O-War, States Yacht and Other Ships in a Fresh Breeze](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f/dutch-man-o-war-states-yacht-and-other-ships-in-a-fresh-breeze-r207c3abd8fdb75>)
- [Italianate Park Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f/italianate-park-landscape-r9b1d9daa785ccc>)
- [Mediterranean Harbour Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f/mediterranean-harbour-scene-r96de1640847536>)
- [Seascape with View of a Beach Animated by Figures](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f/seascape-with-view-of-a-beach-animated-by-figures-re04cb47f88c8c3>)
- [Shipping](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f/shipping-r8916c153ecda61>)
- [View of a Harbour on the Zuiderzee](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/storck-abraham-r73b7492a27d17f/view-of-a-harbour-on-the-zuiderzee-r18648775360368>)

## Attribution

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