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Painting of figures in period dress pulling a rope on a shore, with onlookers and a distant harbor filled with sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar, 25 April 1607

A painted harbor scene shows figures in early seventeenth-century dress pulling on a rope in the foreground, while a crowd of onlookers watches on a rocky shore. Behind them, many sailing ships with tall masts and flags crowd a bay near a hill, under a cloudy sky.

Artist
Adam Willaerts
Date
1615-1630
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2725 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1630.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Alegoría de la victoria holandesa sobre la flota española en Gibraltar, 1607

Una pintura de puerto muestra, en primer plano, a figuras vestidas al estilo del siglo XVII tirando de una cuerda, mientras varios espectadores observan desde una orilla rocosa. Al fondo, numerosos barcos de vela con mástiles altos y banderas se agrupan en una bahía junto a una colina, bajo un cielo nublado.

Português: Alegoria da vitória holandesa sobre a frota espanhola em Gibraltar, 1607

Uma pintura de porto mostra, em primeiro plano, figuras com roupas do início do século XVII puxando uma corda, enquanto espectadores observam de uma margem rochosa. Ao fundo, muitos navios à vela com mastros altos e bandeiras se aglomeram numa baía perto de uma colina, sob um céu nublado.

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