A Shipwreck British probably of the famous classical

probably of the famous classical statue of Venus Callipygeia ('Venus of the beautiful behind')

Torquato Tasso's epic poem ""La Gerusalemme Liberata""

Cleaning also permitted a clearer appreciation of Rembrandt's confident sweeps of the brush and thickly applied 'impasto' paint (see

to give drink to the thirsty

A Shipwreck British probably of the famous classicalVernet was best known to his contemporaries for his realistic and often stormy marine paintings that captured the natural world realistically on canvas, while suggesting a divine presence through the use of dramatic lighting, ravaged landscape, and atmospheric effects. His works were much imitated and especially sought after by British collectors in the 18th and 19th century.