ID: 700002227 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002227	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Van Tromp, going about to please his Masters, Ships a Sea, getting a Good Wetting (painting (visual work); Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775 - 1851) (Britis...; 1844; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 93.PA.32)

Note: In this narrative history painting, Joseph Mallord William Turner expressed the power of nature and the heroism of man through the eyes of a Romantic painter. Turner used quick, slanting brushstrokes to describe the stormy sky. The application of scumbled white paint suggests churning, turbulent seas and the heavy spray of waves hitting the ship's bow. Tones of brown paint near the bottom of the canvas give a sense of the sea's violent power. On the foredeck of a ship that strains against the waves, a man stands in a white uniform and waves with confidence. While scholars are uncertain of the exact historical event Turner described, one probable interpretation is that the man depicted here is Dutch naval officer Cornelis Van Tromp, who was dismissed from naval service in 1666 after failing to follow orders. Van Tromp was reinstated in service and reconciled with his navy superiors in 1673. In perhaps a symbolic overture signaling his submission to authority, Tromp is shown, in Turner's words, "going about to please his Masters."

Titles:

Van Tromp, going about to please his Masters, Ships a Sea, getting a Good Wetting (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Ships at Sea (C,U,DE,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1844

Creator Display:

Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775 - 1851) (British Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (English painter and draftsman, 1775-1851) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500026846]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 93.PA.32

Display Materials: Oil on canvas

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	canvas (textile material) [300014078]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 91.4 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in.); Framed (Display): 130.2 x 161.6 x 19.7 x 8.9 cm (51 1/4 x 63 5/8 x 7 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

English (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Romantic (modern European styles) [300172863] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

seascapes

Specific Subjects:

	oceans (marine bodies of water) [300008687]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), landscapes (environments), natural landscapes, bodies of water (natural), marine bodies of water, <marine bodies of water by biome>) (AAT)

	Tromp, Cornelis (Dutch naval officer, 1629-1691) [500354833]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	ships [300082981]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Transportation Vehicles (hierarchy name), vehicles (transportation), watercraft, <watercraft by general type>) (AAT)

	landscapes (representations) [300015636]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Van Tromp, going about to please his Masters, Ships a Sea, getting a Good Wetting	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Ships at Sea	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)