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The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea by Titian

The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea

1514–15, printed 1549

woodcut

Cleveland Museum of Art

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A multi-panel woodcut depicts a dramatic scene of an army being engulfed by a turbulent sea, with a distant cityscape and rocky cliffs under a stormy sky. The artwork is composed of twelve individual sheets arranged in a grid.

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Ukiyo-e soldiers horses flags spears shields grid composition narrative sequence dynamic movement multiple perspectives battle scene drowning figures

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