Allegory of the Dutch victory over the Spanish fleet at Gibraltar, 25 April 1607
Adam Willaerts, 1615
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Allegory of the Dutch victory over the Spanish fleet at Gibraltar, 25 April 1607
Adam Willaerts · 1615
Why it's great
Dutch ships set fire to Spanish ones in a crowded sea battle, with fire, smoke and splashes. Adam Willaerts painted it in about 1615 to celebrate a Dutch victory at Gibraltar in 1607.
Where to see it
📍 RijksmuseumAmsterdam, Netherlands
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A
Adam Willaerts was a Dutch painter born in London in 1577, who settled in Utrecht. He painted busy seascapes, beaches and ships, and he died in 1664.
