The Calamities of Humanity by Kerstiaen de Keuninck. A dark, dramatic landscape featuring a stormy sky over a harbor with ships, a distant city, and a prominent, illuminated rock formation.

The Calamities of Humanity

Kerstiaen de Keuninck

1600 · Oil Paint, Panel

This dramatic 17th-century Flemish landscape features a stormy harbor scene with masterful light and shadow.

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Where it works

A weightier piece with steady character with warm, lived-in color — brings a composed sense of weight.

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Library · Study · Living Room
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Reads best above substantial furniture or an open wall
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Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
Color notes
Charcoal black, Rich brown

About the piece

Painted around 1600 by Kerstiaen de Keuninck, this oil on panel work epitomizes the dramatic 'world landscape' tradition. A towering rock formation captures the light amidst a brooding storm, while ships navigate a turbulent harbor below a distant, sprawling city.

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