View of the Bay of Naples with Admiral Byng's Fleet at Anchor, 1 August 1718

Willem van de Velde II was one of the leading 17th-century Dutch marine painters. Trained by his father, Willem van de Velde I, with whom he later worked, he continued his studies ...

On 7 October 1571, 132,000 men on 490 ships faced each other on two sides of the Gulf of Patras, near Lepanto, in modern-day Greece. It was the last major battle in history fought ...

Vesuvius in the background....

The present canvas is signed and dated “Jusepe de Ribera español 1633” on the stone at the lower right corner, a formula used by the artist throughout the 1630s and to which on occ...

The present canvas is signed and dated “Jusepe de Ribera español 1633” on the stone at the lower right corner, a formula used by the artist throughout the 1630s and to which on occ...