American Barque "Jane Tudor," Conway Bay
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- 21.9 x 26.7 cm (8 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Department
- Photographs
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Nancy and Edwin Marks, Joyce and Robert Menschel, and Harriette and Noel Levine Gifts, 1994
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Nautical Both · 99%
The title identifies a barque in Conway Bay, and the image centers on a large sailing vessel with extensive rigging in a coastal setting.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 98%
The catalog lists ships as the subject, while the image clearly shows a large sailing vessel and several smaller boats.
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Waterscapes Both · 90%
Water occupies the right side of the image, with a distant hilly shoreline extending across the background; the title also identifies Conway Bay.
Visual Qualities
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Linear Forms Visual · 95%
Masts, spars, ropes, ladders, and rigging create an extensive network of visible linear forms across the composition.
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Dense Composition Visual · 91%
Overlapping rigging, multiple vessels, shoreline materials, and the large hull fill much of the frame with tightly layered forms.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a photograph, and the image visibly presents a camera-made view with continuous photographic tonal detail.
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Traditional Photographic Techniques Metadata · 97%
The catalog identifies the object as a salted paper print made from a glass negative, an early photographic process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog dates the photograph to ca. 1855, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Use of Paper Metadata · 95%
The catalog identifies the object as a salted paper print, indicating a paper photographic support.
Source & rights
David Johnson. American Barque "Jane Tudor," Conway Bay. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.