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David_Old_Jersey · 09-02-2014, 10:53

Grace Darling (a squillion paintings / versions of the story)

Delancey · 09-02-2014, 10:59

Polynesian Stick Charts

Delancey · 09-02-2014, 11:04

Rembrandt - "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee"

Stolen, unrecovered. Hanging on the wall of some evil super villain somewhere.

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Snore · 09-02-2014, 11:19

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"The Raft of the Medusa" by Theorode Gericault, all time classic painting depicting the aftermath of the shipwreck of a French frigate wherein 132 of 147 people died over the course of 13 days, an ordeal that shocked society due to revelations about cannibalism.

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The true beauty of The Raft is that not only is the final painting on display but Gericault's working drafts are also hanging in the Louvre. Even is you (like me) are not a full on art geek, it is nifty to see the evolution of a classic work of art.

Delancey · 09-02-2014, 11:19

I have heard a couple different logics behind Pig and Chicken tattoos. I like this artwork particularly because the chicken has Water Wings.

Delancey · 10-02-2014, 07:05

In honor of the chunks of ice clogging our marina lately.

Delancey · 10-02-2014, 07:11

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Rembrandt - "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee"

Stolen, unrecovered. Hanging on the wall of some evil super villain somewhere.

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Just noticed the four hundred year old boat hook, hasn't hardly changed a bit!

Cormorant · 10-02-2014, 07:45

One my favorites: "Saint Brendan and the Sea Monsters," by Robert Gibbings. There's a bit in the old Brendan myth that while out at sea he came upon a school of whales, and preached to them. This is a wild 20th-century interpretation, which captures all the mysteries of the deep.

It brings to mind some of Rockwell Kent's nautical illustrations, which I'll try to track down and post.

Cormorant · 10-02-2014, 07:55

Here are a few from Rockwell Kent. His "N by E" is a great read.

Also, on a side note about the original post, "Watson and the Shark" -- Watson survived, minus one leg, and commissioned the paintings some 25 years later. Pretty amazing.

Delancey · 10-02-2014, 08:00

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Here are a few from Rockwell Kent. His "N by E" is a great read.

Also, on a side note about the original post, "Watson and the Shark" -- Watson survived, minus one leg, and commissioned the paintings some 25 years later. Pretty amazing.

+1 for Rockwell Kent, great Moby Dick illustrations!