{"product_id":"antique-french-seascape-oil-painting-with-36599","title":"Antique French Seascape Oil Painting with Ships, 1820-1825 in Gold Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating French seascape dating from around 1820, depicting a sailing vessel battling through rough coastal waters beneath a lighthouse and dramatically stormy sky. Particularly intriguing are the tiny flags incorporated into the scene, including a blue flag with a white cross on the vessel, closely associated with revolutionary-era Greece. Painted during a period of enormous political change in both France and Greece, the work has an unusually compelling historical dimension. The painting had a full restoration within the last 10 years including a re-canvassing with cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene is filled with narrative detail. Waves break across the foreground while the vessel heels in the wind, approaching the relative safety of the lighthouse. On shore, tiny figures can be seen beside the lighthouse buildings, emphasising the enormous scale of the sea and sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vessel appears to fly a blue flag bearing a white cross, an emblem associated with the emerging Hellenic Greek state during the Greek War of Independence, which began in 1821. Greece’s struggle against Ottoman rule attracted enormous sympathy among artists and intellectuals in France, creating the cultural movement now known as Philhellenism. France openly supported the Greeks militarily during the war against the Ottomans. The small white flag above the lighthouse is also intriguing, it represents the Bourbon Restoration period and French Monarchy of 1814-1830, who came back to power after the fall of Napoleon I at Waterloo. A Painting from a Remarkable Moment in European History\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood antique condition with visible age-related craquelure and surface character consistent with a painting approximately two centuries old. Has been recently re-canvassed and cleaned. The antique gilt frame retains a beautiful historic patina with rubbing, marks and areas of wear appropriate to its considerable age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench School\u003cbr\u003eCirca 1820–1825\u003cbr\u003eOil painting\u003cbr\u003eCoastal seascape with lighthouse and sailing vessel\u003cbr\u003eGreek blue-and-white cross flag depicted on vessel\u003cbr\u003eArtist currently unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing incl Frame:\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 14.37 inch (36.5cm)\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 17.52 inch (44.5cm)\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 2.56 inch (6.5cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing Painting:\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 9.45 inch (24cm)\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 12.60 inch (32cm)\u003cbr\u003eFREE International Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsurance:\u003cbr\u003eAll products are shipped in good boxes and very well packaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll products are shipped fully insured for international shipping. In the very rare event that a product does not arrive or arrives damaged, you will receive a full refund for the product.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AmsterdamCurated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54873948946778,"sku":null,"price":1120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/8436\/8474\/files\/il_fullxfull.8639323041_c79s.jpg?v=1790624620","url":"https:\/\/amsterdamcurated.com\/products\/antique-french-seascape-oil-painting-with-36599","provider":"AmsterdamCurated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}