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Galley Collection (#3)

"Journey through Time: Exploring the Fascinating Galley" From the Sutton Hoo treasure to Viking longships carrying fierce warriors

Background imageGalley Collection: Agamennone et Menelao argn condoti da Vulcano. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Agamennone et Menelao argn condoti da Vulcano. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Agamennone et Menelao argn condoti da Vulcano

Background imageGalley Collection: Hiclo e Naucleo Argon condotti nel carro di Nettuno. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Hiclo e Naucleo Argon condotti nel carro di Nettuno. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Hiclo e Naucleo Argon condotti nel carro di Nettuno

Background imageGalley Collection: Idinone ea Mopso Argonoti guidati da Apollo. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Idinone ea Mopso Argonoti guidati da Apollo. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Idinone ea Mopso Argonoti guidati da Apollo

Background imageGalley Collection: Anfione Argon condotto da Mercurio. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Anfione Argon condotto da Mercurio. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Anfione Argon condotto da Mercurio

Background imageGalley Collection: Atalata condoti da Diana. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Atalata condoti da Diana. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Atalata condoti da Diana

Background imageGalley Collection: Reale dell'Armata di Argonuti con da Minerves. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Reale dell'Armata di Argonuti con da Minerves. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Reale dell'Armata di Argonuti con da Minerves

Background imageGalley Collection: Barcha de Castor e Poluce. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Barcha de Castor e Poluce. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Barcha de Castor e Poluce

Background imageGalley Collection: Barcha del Hercole. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Barcha del Hercole. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Barcha del Hercole

Background imageGalley Collection: Orfeo condotto da Bacco. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Orfeo condotto da Bacco. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Orfeo condotto da Bacco

Background imageGalley Collection: Polifemo e Palemonio Argonauti condotti da Cerere. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Polifemo e Palemonio Argonauti condotti da Cerere. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Polifemo e Palemonio Argonauti condotti da Cerere

Background imageGalley Collection: Peleo et Talamone Argonauti condotti da Tetide. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Peleo et Talamone Argonauti condotti da Tetide. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Peleo et Talamone Argonauti condotti da Tetide

Background imageGalley Collection: Meleagro et Tideo Argonotes condotti da Cupido. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Meleagro et Tideo Argonotes condotti da Cupido. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Meleagro et Tideo Argonotes condotti da Cupido

Background imageGalley Collection: Capitana del Armata de Colco. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Capitana del Armata de Colco. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Capitana del Armata de Colco

Background imageGalley Collection: Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia

Background imageGalley Collection: Barcha di musici rapra Clauco dio Marino e Tritoni. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet

Barcha di musici rapra Clauco dio Marino e Tritoni. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Barcha di musici rapra Clauco dio Marino e Tritoni

Background imageGalley Collection: Emperor Charles V Captures Tunis, c. 1565. Creator: Zuccari, Taddeo (1529-1566)

Emperor Charles V Captures Tunis, c. 1565. Creator: Zuccari, Taddeo (1529-1566)
Emperor Charles V Captures Tunis, c. 1565. Found in the collection of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Background imageGalley Collection: Harbor Scene with Ships and Fisherman, 1698. Creator: Sieuwert van der Meulen

Harbor Scene with Ships and Fisherman, 1698. Creator: Sieuwert van der Meulen
Harbor Scene with Ships and Fisherman, 1698

Background imageGalley Collection: Telemachus and Mentor in a Galley after Fleeing the Island of Calypso, from The... Book 8, 1808

Telemachus and Mentor in a Galley after Fleeing the Island of Calypso, from The... Book 8, 1808
Telemachus and Mentor in a Galley after Fleeing the Island of Calypso, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 8, 1808

Background imageGalley Collection: Tomioka in the Prefecture of Fukushima, a zone today evacuated in 2011 due to radioactivity

Tomioka in the Prefecture of Fukushima, a zone today evacuated in 2011 due to radioactivity hazards after the nuclear power plant accident Japan Tomioka. Date of Photograph:1880-1890

Background imageGalley Collection: View of Arashiyama in Japan

View of Arashiyama in Japan Japan Arashiyama. Date of Photograph:1880-1890

Background imageGalley Collection: The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538. Creator: Giovanni Battista Scultori

The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538. Creator: Giovanni Battista Scultori
The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538

Background imageGalley Collection: George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912

George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912
George V and Queen Mary inspecting the only Roman boat to be found in Britain during a visit to the London Museum. The galley was unearthed in London on the site of the new County Hall

Background imageGalley Collection: Ascension Day Festival at Venice, 1765 / 1766. Creator: Canaletto

Ascension Day Festival at Venice, 1765 / 1766. Creator: Canaletto
Ascension Day Festival at Venice, 1765/1766

Background imageGalley Collection: The Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Porto di Lido on Ascension Day, 1763 / 1766

The Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Porto di Lido on Ascension Day, 1763 / 1766
The Doge in the Bucintoro Departing for the Porto di Lido on Ascension Day, 1763/1766

Background imageGalley Collection: Boat loaded with aquifer on Lake Massaciuccoli

Boat loaded with aquifer on Lake Massaciuccoli Lucca Lake Massaciuccoli. Date of Photograph:ante 1932

Background imageGalley Collection: ACA-F-041871-0000

ACA-F-041871-0000
Roman soldiers stow packs in galleys on the Danube; plaster mold of the Trajan Column commissioned by Napoleon III in 1860

Background imageGalley Collection: Deal Galley rowing boat

Deal Galley rowing boat

Background imageGalley Collection: A Deal Galley, early 1900s

A Deal Galley, early 1900s

Background imageGalley Collection: Galley Hill, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex

Galley Hill, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageGalley Collection: 14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Later colouration

14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Later colouration
14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Background imageGalley Collection: The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice by Leandro Bassano

The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice by Leandro Bassano
Leandro Bassano (1557-1622). Italian mannerist painter. The Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageGalley Collection: An ancient Liburni or Galley with a single tier of rows

An ancient Liburni or Galley with a single tier of rows

Background imageGalley Collection: Plans and sections of a Maltese Galley. Date: late 17th century

Plans and sections of a Maltese Galley. Date: late 17th century

Background imageGalley Collection: Plan diagrams of a Maltese Galley. Date: 17th Century

Plan diagrams of a Maltese Galley. Date: 17th Century

Background imageGalley Collection: Ancient Greece: Greek trireme (or triere), ancient combat galere, 19th century (drawing)

Ancient Greece: Greek trireme (or triere), ancient combat galere, 19th century (drawing)
AIS5367246 Ancient Greece: Greek trireme (or triere), ancient combat galere, 19th century (drawing) by Monleon y Torres, Rafael (1847-1900); (add.info.: Drawing by Rafael Monleon)

Background imageGalley Collection: Ancient Greece: Greek trireme (or triere), ancient combat galere, 19th century (drawing)

Ancient Greece: Greek trireme (or triere), ancient combat galere, 19th century (drawing)
AIS5367259 Ancient Greece: Greek trireme (or triere), ancient combat galere, 19th century (drawing) by Monleon y Torres, Rafael (1847-1900); (add.info.: Drawing by Rafael Monleon)

Background imageGalley Collection: Ships of William the Conqueror

Ships of William the Conqueror
"Vintage engraving from the Bayeux Tapestry showing the Ships of William the Conqueror, in 1066"

Background imageGalley Collection: Procession of the Doge to the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, with a View of Venice, ca. 1565, ... 1697

Procession of the Doge to the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, with a View of Venice, ca. 1565, ... 1697
Procession of the Doge to the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, with a View of Venice, ca. 1565, 1697

Background imageGalley Collection: The boarding of the galerians in the port of Genes Painting by Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749)

The boarding of the galerians in the port of Genes Painting by Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). Dim. 1. 16 x 1. 42
JLJ4564344 The boarding of the galerians in the port of Genes Painting by Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). Dim. 1.16 x 1.42

Background imageGalley Collection: The boarding of the galerians in the port of Genes Detail. Painting by Alessandro Magnasco

The boarding of the galerians in the port of Genes Detail. Painting by Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). Dim. 1. 16 x 1
JLJ4611979 The boarding of the galerians in the port of Genes Detail. Painting by Alessandro Magnasco (1667-1749). Dim. 1.16 x 1.42

Background imageGalley Collection: The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria, from a series of the Seven Wonders of the World

The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria, from a series of the Seven Wonders of the World, 1886 (engraving)
IND388243 The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria, from a series of the Seven Wonders of the World, 1886 (engraving) by Knab, Ferdinand (1834-1902); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: The Naval Battle of Lepanto, waged by Don John of Austria (1547-78) in 1571

The Naval Battle of Lepanto, waged by Don John of Austria (1547-78) in 1571, 1887 (for detail see 86695)
IND86694 The Naval Battle of Lepanto, waged by Don John of Austria (1547-78) in 1571, 1887 (for detail see 86695) by Luna y Novicio, Juan (1857-1900); Palacio del Senado, Madrid

Background imageGalley Collection: Medeia killed her young brother, and cast him into the sea (litho)

Medeia killed her young brother, and cast him into the sea (litho)
STC445085 Medeia killed her young brother, and cast him into the sea (litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: Ships of Ancient Greece in 'The Old and Modern Costume'by Jules Ferrario, 1819-1820

Ships of Ancient Greece in "The Old and Modern Costume"by Jules Ferrario, 1819-1820
LSE4096242 Ships of Ancient Greece in " The Old and Modern Costume" by Jules Ferrario, 1819-1820 by Ferrario, Giulio (1767-1847); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGalley Collection: Roman war galleys engaged in a naumachia (litho)

Roman war galleys engaged in a naumachia (litho)
7184128 Roman war galleys engaged in a naumachia (litho) by McDowell, William John Patton (1889-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman war galleys engaged in a naumachia)

Background imageGalley Collection: Quinquireme (marble)

Quinquireme (marble)
XOT359116 Quinquireme (marble) by Martini, Francesco di Giorgio (1439-1502); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

Background imageGalley Collection: Viking ship (w / c)

Viking ship (w / c)
XND76014 Viking ship (w/c) by Oakes-Jones, Herbert (fl.1906); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageGalley Collection: Conqueence of Tunis by Emperor Charles V: the seat of Golette in 1535

Conqueence of Tunis by Emperor Charles V: the seat of Golette in 1535. Detail of a tapestry by Willem de Pannemaker
JLJ4657009 Conqueence of Tunis by Emperor Charles V: the seat of Golette in 1535. Detail of a tapestry by Willem de Pannemaker (active around 1535-1554) 1554 Alcazar de Seville by Pannemaker



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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Fascinating Galley" From the Sutton Hoo treasure to Viking longships carrying fierce warriors, the galley has left an indelible mark on history. This versatile vessel has traversed oceans and witnessed countless adventures throughout different eras. In 1933, the majestic Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin soared through the skies, showcasing a modern interpretation of this ancient mode of transportation. Meanwhile, in 1570, Venetian galleys dominated Mediterranean waters with their graceful sails billowing against a backdrop of stunning sunsets. The trireme, renowned for its use by both Greeks and Romans, epitomized naval power during these civilizations' golden ages. A captivating fresco from Akrotiri on Thera Island transports us back to Greek civilization as we witness a vibrant ship procession captured in time. One cannot forget the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 when galleys clashed fiercely amidst tumultuous waves. It was here that history shifted course as empires collided and destinies were forever altered. Fast forward to 1921 aboard The Quest; intrepid explorers embarked upon daring expeditions across uncharted territories. On board the Indus emigrant ship or an old sailing vessel navigating vast oceans, dreams were realized and new horizons discovered. Ancient Greece comes alive once more as we envision wooden sailing boats with two grand sails gracefully gliding along azure waters. And who can ignore the poignant image of passengers on deck bidding farewell to their homelands aboard an Emigrant Ship in 1849? The galley's legacy is one intertwined with adventure, discovery, and human resilience. From ancient times to modern marvels like airships or historical treasures like those found at Sutton Hoo – each chapter tells a tale worth exploring. So let us embark on this journey through time together as we unravel the mysteries woven within every plank of these remarkable vessels.