救生索

1884

在波濤洶湧、風暴肆虐的海面上方高處，一名救援者緊緊抱住一位裹著鮮豔紅色披肩的昏迷女子。他們懸掛在褲形救生浮具上，這是美國救生局使用的一種救生設備，透過繩索將海難受害者逐一拉上岸。溫斯洛·霍默捕捉到了這一時刻的極度恐懼與英雄氣概，黑暗而猛烈拍擊的海浪似乎要將他們徹底吞噬。這是一幅令人激動的19世紀海上救援瞬間快照，展現了人類在大自然原始力量面前的脆弱抗爭。

Technique: Oil on canvas

Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art

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