The Sortie of the Aris | Konstantinos Volanakis | 1894

Sailing ships spread across a brilliant blue sea, their pale canvas and dark hulls emerging through drifting gun smoke. The vessels create a broad horizontal rhythm beneath an expansive sky, while figures and small craft bring the foreground close to the viewer. Volanakis depicts the escape of the Greek brig Aris from Navarino in April 1825. Carefully distinguished flags and sail plans carry the historical narrative, while luminous colour gives the crowded action an unusual sense of clarity.

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16 × 9 inches — 40.6 × 22.9 cm

24 × 14 inches — 61.0 × 35.6 cm