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Joseph Vernet

95 works

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Night harbor scene under a full moon with sailing ships, rowboats, men hauling a boat, and a campfire on the shore.

Moonlight

1772

Painting of a river scene with a stone bridge, a hilltop fortress, workers loading boats, and horsemen on the bank.

Les abords d'une foire

1774

Painting of two seated women and an attendant on a riverside terrace with an urn, bridge and domed building behind.

Die Toilette der Griechin

1755

Painting of turbaned men watching a fisherman with a rod at sunset, with a sailing ship and boats on the sea.

Vornehme Türken beim Fischfang zuschauend

1755

Painting of a storm over a rocky coast with a lighthouse, a tilted sailing ship, and figures rescuing people from a capsized

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast

1767

Painting of a storm-wrecked ship in rough surf, with sailors on rocks hauling ropes and a fortress on a distant cliff.

The Shipwreck

1772

Oval landscape of washerwomen at a riverbank beside a stone tower and pink mountains, in a gilded frame.

Paysage avec des lavandières

1789

Landscape painting of washerwomen at a river beside a ruined tower, a fisherman wading nearby, and a stone bridge under a gol

Paysage avec des lavandières

1763

Painting of a waterfall over rocky cliffs with a ruined temple, figures fishing in the foreground, and a distant aqueduct.

Les Cascatelles de Tivoli

1748

Harbor at sunset with a tall sailing ship, a stone lighthouse, fishermen on a quay, and a rowboat on calm water.

A Calm at a Mediterranean Port

1770

Painting of a stormy coast with a lighthouse, a listing ship, and figures rescuing people near an overturned boat.

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast

1767

Oil painting of a storm at sea with a listing sailing ship, rocky cliffs, crashing waves and figures on a rock.

Tempête

1750

Painting of a ship in a thunderstorm near a rocky coast, with sailors struggling with a broken mast and a fortified town on a

Shipwreck in a thunderstorm

1770

Painting of figures and sailing boats seen through a large rock arch opening onto a calm sea at sunset.

la gondole italienne

1750

Painting of a waterfall cascading past rocks and trees, with classical buildings and small figures in the foreground.

The Cascades of Tivoli

1760

Night harbour scene by Joseph Vernet with fishermen hauling a net, a sailing ship, and a full moon behind clouds.

Coastal Scene (La nuit)

1750

Oil painting of a ship in a storm near rocky cliffs, with waves breaking and figures struggling on the shore.

La tempête

1735

Painting of a shipwreck in a storm, with sailors hauling survivors ashore over rocks beneath a lightning-lit sky.

The Shipwreck

1772

Landscape painting of a waterfall beside ruined classical buildings, with fishermen in the foreground and a distant aqueduct.

Tivoli Landscape

1748

Painting of a shipwreck on rocks at dusk, with survivors in the foreground and a sailing ship under a breaking sky.

Shipwreck

1750

Oil painting of sailors fighting surf near rocks as a shipwrecked vessel with broken masts lies under a stormy sky.

A Shipwreck

Painting of a stormy river landscape with fishermen, windblown trees, and a hilltop town under a dark sky.

The four times of day: Midday

1757

Painting of a calm harbour at sunset with a large ship, a distant lighthouse, a rocky cliff with a ruined tower, and figures

An Italianate Harbour Scene

1749

Painting of fishermen unloading a boat on a river at dawn, with a church and sailing boat in the distance.

The four times of day: Morning

1757

Sunset harbor scene with tall sailing ships, a fortified tower, a lighthouse, and figures on a stone quay.

A Grand View of the Sea Shore Enriched with Buildings Shipping and Figures

1775

Moonlit harbour at night with fishermen, a campfire, a sailing ship, and a lighthouse on a rocky headland.

The four times of day: Night

1757

Painting of bathers beside a river with a rocky cliff, hilltop town, stone bridge and evening clouds.

夏の夕べ、イタリア風景

1773

Harbor scene at dawn with sailing ships, a rowboat, figures on a stone quay, and a tower in the misty distance.

Le Calme

1735

Seaport at sunset with sailing ships, a stone lighthouse, and crowds of figures on a quay under a glowing sky.

A Seaport at Sunset

1749

Painting of a harbour with a lighthouse, a sailing ship, elegant figures on rocks and washerwomen at the shore under clouds.

A Sea-shore

1776

Night painting of a riverside fire glowing orange beside a sailing ship, with figures on the quay and a tower at left.

Fire on the Tiber

Oval landscape painting of washerwomen at a river with a stone tower on a hill, pink mountains and a gnarled tree.

Paysage avec lavandières

1789