Sailing Vessels: Two Galleys Sailing Behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaeton and Jupiter in the Sky

Sailing Vessels: Two Galleys Sailing Behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaeton and Jupiter in the Sky

Pieter Brueghel the Elder

1563

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting is called Sailing Vessels: Two Galleys Sailing Behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaeton and Jupiter in the Sky. It was created by Pieter Bruegel between 1561 and 1565. The painting is an allegory, which means it has a hidden meaning behind the visible scene, and to learn more about this style, you can look up the movement: Renaissance.

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