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| Title | A Sea Battle between Christians and Barbary Corsairs | |
| Alternative Title | The Battle of Lepanto | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Attributed to Eertvelt, Andries van (Flemish painter, 1590-1652) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1615 | |
| Date Latest | about 1620 | |
| Description | The Battle of Lepanto was fought between Christian forces and the Turks, the former commanded by Don John of Austria, on 7 October 1571. The Christians won. Andies van Eertvelt was born in Antwerp and it is likely that he was the pupil of H. C. Vroom. His early work is colourful and has a bright clarity. After staying in Italy, his work became looser, his canvases larger, and his palette more subdued. One of his particular techniques was to paint the rigging of ships bright against a dark background, a device which was later imitated. |
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| Current Accession Number | 1933P311 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.311´33 | |
| Subject | marine; history (Battle of Lepanto) | |
| Measurements | 143.5 x 221 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Baron Graham Ash 1933. | |
| Provenance | Robert Hamilton sale, Fosters, London, 15 March 1832, as The Battle of Lepanto; a clever composition painted with great care, bought by Pittar, £8 18s. | |
| Publications | Catalogue of Paintings in Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, 1960; Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 55, ill. | |
| Notes | The identification was suggested by Captain E. C. Palmer who dates the work between 161'B. Peters' (Bonaventura Peeters I, Flemish artist) to 'Ertvelt' in the RKDH copy of the Foster's catalogue. | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |