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Curatorial Narrative In the midst of the Dutch Golden Age, Bonaventura Peeters the Elder crafted "Travellers Disembarking at a Jetty on the Scheldt in Strong Winds" circa 1635, a Baroque masterpiece that embodies the tumultuous spirit of its era. Through his ingenious application of impasto brushwork, Peeters conjures a visceral sense of turbulence, as if the very fabric of the painting seems to vibrate with the force of the gale. The artist's palette, characterized by dull earth tones, muted blues, and flashes of red and white from the Dutch flags, imbues the scene with a sense of gravitas, underscoring the perilous nature of maritime travel.When enlarged to 85x44 inches, the chromatic structure of "Travellers Disembarking" assumes an architectural scale that commands attention. The spatial depth, already pronounced in the original work, becomes even more dramatic, as if the jetty itself were about to protrude into the surrounding