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Oil painting of a robed man raising a staff against a stormy sky above churning waves, with companions gripping rocks in the wind.

The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army

A robed figure raises a staff toward a dark, stormy sky while a sea churns over rocks below. Companions in turbans and cloaks cling to the cliff, leaning into the wind under a shaft of light. Oil on canvas, painted in a dramatic Romantic manner.

Artist
Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, II
Date
1792
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2106 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1792).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Old Masters Society, Mrs. P. Kelley Armour and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Graham through the Old Masters Society; gift of Richard L. Feigen; Alexander A. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Vale endowments; through prior acquisitions of Max and Leola Epstein, William O. and Erna Sawyer Goodman Fund through Friends of American Art, Mrs. Robert Hall McCormick in memory of Robert Hall McCormick, and Dellora A. Norris

Español: La destrucción del ejército del Faraón

Una figura con túnica levanta un bastón hacia un cielo oscuro y tormentoso, mientras el mar agitado golpea las rocas abajo. Compañeros con turbantes y capas se aferran al acantilado, inclinados contra el viento bajo un haz de luz. Óleo sobre lienzo, de estilo romántico y dramático.

Português: A destruição do exército do Faraó

Uma figura de manto ergue um bastão em direção a um céu escuro e tempestuoso, enquanto o mar agitado bate nas rochas abaixo. Companheiros de turbante e capa se agarram ao penhasco, inclinados contra o vento sob um feixe de luz. Óleo sobre tela, em estilo romântico e dramático.

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