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1558 painting of a large carrack attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder. A carrack (Portuguese: nau; Spanish: nao; Catalan: carraca; Croatian: karaka) is a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th to 15th centuries in Europe, most notably in Portugal and Spain.
An Allegory of Truth and Time is a 1584–85 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci, now on display in Hampton Court as part of the Royal Collection. [ 1 ] It is not mentioned in any of the 17th-century biographical sources on Carracci's life and it is thought to have been in England by the early 18th century at the latest.
Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai was a higher-castled Portuguese carrack with 140 guns, launched down in 1520 (800 t, length 38 m, width 13 m, draft 4–4.5 m). Built in Kochi, India around 1512 it had two square rig masts and is depicted on a painting attributed to Joachim Patinir. In 1524, it was the flagship of Vasco da Gama, on his third ...
The carrack Pansy with various types of heraldic banners along its railings. The Anthony Roll provides detailed information about the flags used on the ships. According to the vexillologist Timothy Wilson, the flags depicted flying from the ships are "the most elaborate source we have for the flags flown on the ships of King Henry VIII, being ...
The Mary Rose as depicted in the Anthony Roll.It has the distinct carrack profile with high "castles" fore and aft. Although the number of guns and gun ports is not exact, it is an overall accurate illustration of the ship as it appeared in the 1540s.
Michael, popularly known as Great Michael, was a carrack or great ship of the Royal Scottish Navy.She was the largest ship built by King James IV of Scotland as part of his policy of building a strong Scottish navy.
Santa Anna was an early 16th-century carrack of the navy of the Knights Hospitaller.The war ship was celebrated for her many modern features. While some authors view her lead sheathed hull as an early form of ironclad, [1] others regard it primarily as a means to improve her watertightness.
The large carrack, thought to be the Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai, and other Portuguese carracks of various sizes.From painting, attributed to either Gregório Lopes or Cornelis Antoniszoon, showing voyage of the marriage party of Portuguese Infanta Beatriz to Savoy, 1521.