The Pinta at Sunrise
by RC DeWinter
Title
The Pinta at Sunrise
Artist
RC DeWinter
Medium
Painting - Digital Oils-paintography-photopainting
Description
Copyright 2013 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved
Commissioned by the Columbus Foundation and built in Brazil, this replica of Columbus's ship "The Pinta" sits dockside on the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota on a sunny July morning in 2013.
The Pinta is a caravel, a common trading vessel. The replica is 15 feet longer and 8 feet wider than the original, which returned to Spain and subsequently disappeared from history. Caravels, which are excellent sailing ships with a high degree of maneuverability, were used as cargo boats, patrol boats and also as corsairs - what we call pirate ships.
Along with her sister ship, an exact replica of "The Nina", which is also a caravel, The Pinta tours ports along the Mississippi River. These floating museums give visitors a chance to step back in time and experience living history.
Specifications of The Pinta: Deck length - 85', Beam - 23', Draft - 7.5', Tonnage - 101, Sail Area - 3800 sq ft
This painting has been FEATURED in too many groups to list.
Thanks to the group hosts for their encouragement and support.
ship, boat, historical, nautical, caravel, sailing ship, pinta, morning, mississipp, winona, minnesota, river, summer, landscape, sky, clouds, sunrise, columbus, vessel, dockside, rc dewinter, dewinter
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November 15th, 2013
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Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! Your marvelous piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 2/25/2017! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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