Vernet’s A Shipwreck in Stormy Seas can be seen on Rusts shelter in North Lodge Park, Cromer, overlooking the sea
An imaginary scene, framed with the feel of a theatre set, this work by Claude-Joseph Vernet is an assault on the senses. The beauty and terror of the sublime collide, and to step inside this painting is to be confronted with unimaginable horror.
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