Claude Lorrain

"The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba" by Claude Lorrain 1648.

Flemish Influences - Paul Bril in Amsterdam and in Rome

Self portrait by Paul Bril.

"Fantastic Mountain Landscape" by Paul Bril, he uses the same ultramarine blue as Jan Breughel the Elder did in that one spectacular painting of the sailboats.

"Jonah and the Whale" by Paul Bril.

"The Voyage of Jonah" by Paul Bril. "Paul also did small cabinet paintings on copper, some of which are signed with a pair of glasses (a pun on the Flemish word 'bril' which means 'glasses'). A prolific draftsman, his drawings were popular with collectors and were copied by the many students who worked with him in his studio, which was a popular destination for Netherlandish artists visiting Rome. He often collaborated on paintings with Johann Rottenhammer, who according to a dealer's letter of 1617 painted the figures in Venice and then sent the plates to Rome for Bril to complete the landscape. He also collaborated with his friends Jan Brueghel the Elder and Adam Elsheimer, whom he both influenced and was influenced by. His collaboration with Elsheimer is shown in a painting now in Chatsworth House. Agostino Tassi may have been Paul's pupil. Tassi later became the master of Claude Lorrain. The Bril Brothers form one of the links between the panoramic views of Joachim Patenier, and the ideal landscape evolved by Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorrain. In 1621, Bril became head of the Accademia di San Luca, the artists' academy in Rome." Both Jan Breughel the Elder and Nicolas Poussin are mentioned in connection with Paul Bril.

Ship in Distress

By Eugene Garin.

Willem van de Veldes II - Maritime artist

"Man of War in Distress off a Rocky Coast" by Willem van de Veldes II.

Ships in Distress by Ludolf Backhuyzen

"Ludolf Bakhuizen (or Backhuysen) (28 December 1630 – 17 November 1708) was a German-born Dutch Golden Age painter who was the leading Dutch painter of maritime subjects after the two Willem van de Veldes (father and son) left for England in 1672."

Ships in Distress - 4 paintings by Ludolf Backhuyzen.

Shipwreck of the Apostle Paul.

Christ and the Apostles on the Sea of Galilee.

Moonlit Seascape

"Moonlit Seascape" by Claude Joseph Vernet 1754. (Click to enlarge).

The 2 paintings of Francoise Gasc

"In December 2012, a new discovery was reported by Françoise Gasc, great great grand daughter of Henri Gasc. Henri Gasc was at one time the resident priest and guardian of Notre Dame de Marceille and mentor of the enigmatic Henri Boudet. Mrs. Gasc reported she had in her possession two paintings that had belonged to Henri Gasc that had been in her family for a long time.... Source: Rennes-le-Chateau Research and Resource". Mrs. Gasc compares the hidden parchments found by Sauniere at Rennes-le-Chateau which were written by Henri Boudet to the symbols in her two paintings. She thinks that these masterpieces may have been part of the collection of Nicolas Fouquet who fell out of favor with the King Louis XIV and was imprisoned by him. Thursday, April 12, 2012 "Two Poussin Paintings Discovered in France?" The post from Francoise Gasc: "Two unknown Poussin's paintings discovered: the Key of Poussin's secret and Rennes le Chateau Mystery. How two family paintings have given me the key of this mystery. All is explained on Le secret de Poussin.com it has been six years, the two paintings were given to me at my mother's death which was the beginning of my discoverings. Two coded paintings - we discovered Poussin's paintings, which came from my priest ancestor, the priest was from near the Rennes- le- Chateau area." Limoux is near to Rennes-le-Chateau. Some researchers say that the description of RLC (Rennes-le-Chateau) called also "Rhedae" actually fits Limoux. This blog presents the style of the painter Poussin as well as painters of seascapes.