Harbour View, Chania, Crete
"Harbour View, Chania, Crete"" Painting by Gary Smith

Harbour View, Chania, Crete

October 2021   •   Oil on Board   •   8" x 10"

This is a painting of the Old Venetian Harbour in Chania as glimpsed through a window inside the Maritime Museum of Crete.

This museum, which we visited in February of 2020, showcases the naval history of Crete from ancient times up through World War 2 and the modern era. It has some interesting if somewhat old-fashioned exhibits and is housed in part of the imposing Firkas Fortress, constructed in 1629.