Heemskerck and Barents Planning their Second Expedition to the Far North, Christoffel Bisschop, 1862 painting The painting shows Jacob van Heemskerck and Willem Barendsz when preparing their second attempt to find a northern passage to China. This tour would eventually end in the famous wintering on Nova Zembla. In addition to both protagonists, we see in this painting a map of the Arctic, a ship model, a globe and the fur of a polar bear that is taken from an earlier journey. Netherlands canvas. oil paint (paint) painting interior of the house. globe. scholar in his study. exploration, expedi
Heemskerck and Barents Planning their Second Expedition to the Far North, Christoffel Bisschop, 1862 painting The painting shows Jacob van Heemskerck and Willem Barendsz when preparing their second attempt to find a northern passage to China. This tour would eventually end in the famous wintering on Nova Zembla. In addition to both protagonists, we see in this painting a map of the Arctic, a ship model, a globe and the fur of a polar bear that is taken from an earlier journey. Netherlands canvas. oil paint (paint) painting interior of the house. globe. scholar in his study. exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery. explorer. ship-model
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