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The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar
On 25 April 1607, thirty Dutch ships took the Spanish fleet by surprise in the Bay of Gibraltar. The Spanish vessels, which posed a threat to Dutch trade, were destroyed. It was the first major Dutch victory at sea. The painter represented this victory in triumphant
style, with the Spanish flagship exploding and dozens of crewmembers flying up into the air.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/45H3(+3)
- http://iconclass.org/45C17
- Zeeslag bij Gibraltar (1607)
- Straat van Gibraltar
- Admiraliteit van Amsterdam
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/45H3(+3)
- http://iconclass.org/45C17
- Zeeslag bij Gibraltar (1607)
- Straat van Gibraltar
- Admiraliteit van Amsterdam
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1621
- 1621
Place-Time
- first quarter 17th century
Places
- Haarlem
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.3566
- Haarlem
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.3566
- Haarlem
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.6503
- SK-A-2163
Extent
- height 136.8 cm
- width 187 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1621
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:13.997Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:30.545Z