Paul's Shipwreck
Ludolf Backhuysen 1630 – 1708
oil on canvas (105 × 208 cm) — ca. 1690
Acts 27:41 - And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
In AD 60 Paul is on his way to Rome when his ship perishes before Malta. The apostle is forced to stay on the island for three months. Tradition has it that he performs several miracles there and founds a Christian community. There is no proof for any of this, however.
Ludolf Backhuysen is known for his seascapes, specializing in sea battles and harbor views. We know of only two religious works by him – this being one of them.
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