Goleta - traditional Greek sailing ship
by Panagiotis Mastrantonis
Title
Goleta - traditional Greek sailing ship
Artist
Panagiotis Mastrantonis
Medium
Drawing - Chinese Ink On Fabriano Paper
Description
The Goleta was an elegant ship with a usually round stern, beautiful rigging, fast and agile. The Greeks began to build small two-masted Goletes of 8-10 tons in the beginning of the 19th century gradualy scaling them up to become ships.
Armed with 6 12-liter cannons and one on the bow for the offense, they were used extensively & effectively in the struggle for independence of 1821.
Artwork #10 from the collection of miniatures "The evolution of the Greek sailing vessels from the 16th to the 19th century".
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April 11th, 2021
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