Seesturm

Seesturm

Anton Romako

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Details

Artist
Anton Romako
Holding institution
Belvedere, Vienna
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Nautical Visual · 99%

    A boat with visible rigging and several human figures occupies the center of a stormy marine scene.

  • Waterscapes Visual · 99%

    The composition is dominated by open water, choppy waves, spray, and an expansive sky.

  • The Sublime Interpretive · 84%

    The vast storm and turbulent sea are set against the small, vulnerable boat and its occupants, supporting a cautious reading through the sublime.

Visual Qualities

  • Dark Colors Visual · 98%

    Deep brown, olive, gray, and black tones dominate the painting, contrasted by limited ochre and pale highlights.

  • Dynamism Visual · 96%

    Sweeping wave contours, diagonal rigging, the tilted vessel, and the figures’ unstable poses create a strong sense of agitation and directional movement.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The canonical metadata identifies the work as a painting in canvas and oil paint.

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The canonical metadata specifies canvas and oil paint as the medium.

  • Broad, broken strokes are visible in the rendering of the clouds, water, spray, and boat, producing a vigorous atmospheric surface.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The canonical date of 1880–1882 places the work in the nineteenth century.

Source & rights

Anton Romako. https://digital.belvedere.at/objects/456/seesturm

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