A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797 | saved.works

A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797

A Grotto in the Gulf of Salerno, Sunset

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797

1780 to 1781

Oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art

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A dark cave opens to a body of water reflecting a sunset sky. A small sailboat is moored near the cave entrance. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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sailboat framing cave entrance diagonal light low horizon cave water sunset seascape rock formations dark earth tones brown Golden Light

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