Shipping in an Estuary with Bathers in the Foreground

ca. 1650

In the style of Salvator Rosa, A painting of ships in an estuary with some sailors bathing to the right foreground. A sun sets in the background and a large fortress sits in the left background. The painting sits in a simple wood frame.

Italian

oil, canvas, wood

Overall: 64 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 62 in. (163.8 x 3.5 x 157.5 cm)
Sight: 62 x 64 1/2 in. (157.5 x 163.8 cm)

Purchased by Doris Duke in Newport, RI from antique dealer John Brown

1999.806