Mediterranean Harbour Scene, Johannes Lingelbach
Johannes Lingelbach
Mediterranean Harbour Scene
DE
Back to top

Johannes Lingelbach

Mediterranean Harbour Scene, 1669


Dimensions
155.6 x 192.0 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
1929
Acquisition
Acquired in 1937 with funds provided by Carl Schaub-Stiftung
Status
Not on display

Texts

About the Work

Commerce brings Europe and the Orient into contact. Sailors lower the sails; stevedores are already unloading the cargo. Among the goods is a globe, revealing its European origins – also alluded to by the cross and ‘Woman of the Apocalypse’ on the ship. Before an ancient funerary monument, a moustachioed merchant is evidently negotiating with a sumptuously dressed Oriental. Johannes Lingelbach, a native of Frankfurt, sojourned in Rome from 1642 to 1644. He adopted the theme of the exotic harbour from other ‘Italianists’ and enhanced it with narrative details.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Mediterranean Harbour Scene
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1937 with funds provided by Carl Schaub-Stiftung

Work Content

Iconclass

Primary
Secondary
  • 46C22 harbouring
  • 46C5136 porter, bearer
  • 46C55(+1) luggage, travel requisites (+ view ~ vehicle, ship, etc.)
  • 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
  • 25H131 rocky coast
  • 26A clouds

More to discover

Albums

Contact

Do you have any suggestions, questions or information about this work?

Last update

15.05.2023