When the ship sailed, its upper works were painted a deep , regal red color, and then there were the decorations: nearly 1200 sculptures, painted in a variety of strong and clear colors. Everything was intended to reflect a king and an international power with strength and ambition.

Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.

2025年1月15日 · In The Power and the Glory, we get a glimpse of what Vasa’s colours really looked like when the ship sailed out of Stockholm’s harbour. Like the hull of Vasa, the sculptures today have a dark brown colour, shaped by time underwater and conservation efforts.

Approximately 1200 colour samples from the ship were analysed, and the results are fascinating: Vasa was a very colourful ship when she embarked on her maiden voyage in 1628. The sculptures were painted in numerous strong colours, with abundant use of gold leaf. Most of the hull was tarred, which gave it a red-brown tint.

2000年12月1日 · The seventeenth-century Swedish Royal warship Vasa was painted and decorated with almost 500 figure sculptures and many carved ornaments. It is probably the most extensive sculptural work in wood to have been preserved from this period in European history.

Vasa was a very expensive ship and was one of the largest in the world. She had hundreds of sculptures, and they were painted in many colors. She was a symbol of how powerful Sweden wanted to look and how good the Swedish king was.

2023年10月16日 · Vasa was a very expensive ship and was one of the largest in the world. She had hundreds of sculptures, and they were painted in many colors. She was a symbol of how powerful Sweden wanted to look and how good the Swedish king was. A map of Sweden's territorial gains and losses 1560–1815.

2024年3月8日 · The photo shows the colors scholars believe were used for the sculptures on the original 17th century ship. A light breeze was blowing across the water as the Vasa began her journey. But after less than a kilometer and a half, a sudden gust of wind caused the ship to tip sharply to the port side.

Modern replicas in the Vasa Museum of some of the ship's sculptures that have been painted in what are believed to be the original colors. The sculptures are carved out of oak, pine or linden, and many of the larger pieces, like the huge 3-meter (10 ft) long figurehead lion, consist of several parts carved individually and fitted together with ...

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