Seashore with a High Sea
1620
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1620
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see waves crashing against a rocky shore, gulls wheeling overhead, and a tiny figure stepping out of a cave. This engraving is rare because it was made by a woman in the 1600s—most printmakers then were men. The figure is the prophet Elijah, listening for God in the wind. The artist copied the coastal scene from a painting by Adam Willaerts, then added her own twist with the biblical story. To see more quiet, detailed engravings like this, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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