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Abraham Casembrot depicts the port of Messina, located in Sicily, in this series of etchings made for a Dutch art patron and collector. The title plate features a fountain crowned by the Roman sea god Neptune, a symbol of Messina’s maritime activities, which included economic trade and military operations.
Casembrot’s etchings have a rough sketchiness that convey a sense of daily life in the harbor having been captured on the fly.
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| Title: | A Galley before the Fort From the series of Views of the Harbor of Messina |
| Date: | c. 1623-1625 |
| Artist: | Abraham Casembrot (Dutch (active Sicily), c. 1593–1658) |
| Medium: | Etching |
| Dimensions: | Sheet: 5 1/8 x 7 7/16 inches (13 x 18.9 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985 |
| Accession Number: | 1985-52-29528 |
| Geography: | Made in Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe |
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