Carrack by Alvb - scale 1:250 - CARD - after Pieter Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus"

[Alvb]

Hello everyone,

 

As already mentioned in the other thread, I've started building a Breughelche carrack.

 

The hull is slowly taking shape. (I'm afraid it doesn't have much in common with the original anymore... never mind.)

 

 

 

 

Greetings Alvb

Edited 21 hours ago by ccoyle
corrected log title

[hamilton]

One of my favourite paintings of all time and the subject of a lecture I give on technology and ethics - will be nice to see that lovely ship come off the canvas!

hamilton

[Alvb]

In my analysis of the painting, it has become increasingly clear that while the depiction appears to be perspectively correct, it is not.

 

The optical foreshortening and the vanishing point perspective, as well as the perspective of the bow and the stern, cannot be reconciled.

[Michael Mash]

QUOTE:  “In my analysis of the painting, it has become increasingly clear that while the depiction appears to be perspectively correct, it is not.   The optical foreshortening and the vanishing point perspective, as well as the perspective of the bow and the stern, cannot be reconciled.”  ALVB

 

 

Hello ALVB,

To me, it is fun to see this attempt to create the carrack in this painting, despite the fact that the image in the painting does not have the correct perspective.  There are many details on the painting that will need to be corrected to produce a realistic model.  I think the important point is the “inspiration” this painting provides to inspire the builder to create the best rendition his skills will allow.  You are entitled to some artistic license with this project.  I hope you have fun with it.

Mike