Sotheby's Institute of Art Digital Commons @ SIA MA Theses Student Scholarship and Creative Work 2020 For Those in Peril on the Sea : The motivations of nineteenth century European artists to create shipwreck paintings Calvin Liepins Sotheby's Institute of Art Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.sia.edu/stu_theses Part of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons Recommended Citation Liepins, Calvin, "For Those in Peril on the Sea : The motivations of nineteenth century European artists to create shipwreck paintings" (2020). MA Theses. 76. https://digitalcommons.sia.edu/stu_theses/76 This Thesis - Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship and Creative Work at Digital Commons @ SIA. It has been accepted for inclusion in MA Theses by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ SIA. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. For Those in Peril on the Sea: The Motivations of Nineteenth Century European Artists to Create Shipwreck Paintings by Calvin Liepins A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Art Business Sotheby’s Institute of Art 2020 13,788 Words For Those in Peril on the Sea: The Motivations of Nineteenth Century European Artists to Create Shipwreck Paintings By: Calvin Liepins This thesis will be an examination of the motivations of nineteenth century European artists to create paintings portraying shipwrecks. I have identified four main motivations, Nature over Man, Man over Nature, Political Position, and Personal Upheaval, and will analyze various works in order to view how each motivation relates to the other.