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Sunday, September 25, 2022

Storm on the Sea 1


Peter Monamy, Ships in Distress in a Storm (c. 1730) 

Unlike my father, I do not have a knack for the sea, but I have long been drawn to paintings of ships struggling through a storm, both as an expression of Nature's power and as a testament to the remarkable human capacity for facing hardship. 

Along with Vanitas paintings, they have taken on a deep Stoic significance for me; I find them simultaneously frightening and comforting. 



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