Pauselijk schip voor anker aan de kade van de haven van Messina
Abraham Casembroot
1603 - 1658
Medium
etching
Dimensions
132; 187
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 2166
Art Historical Context
Abraham Casembroot's etching *Pauselijk schip voorker aan de kade van de haven van Messina (Papal Ship Anchored at the Quay of the of Messina) captures a maritime scene from the early 17th century. around 1596 in Antwerp, Casembroot was a Flemish renowned for his detailed depictions of ships and harbors, reflecting the bustling trade and naval life of Europe's golden age of sail. Here, a grand papal vessel dominates the composition, anchored against Messina's lively quay in Sicily—a key Mediterranean port hub for commerce, pilgrimage, and ecclesiastical voyages during the Counter-Reformation e...