Shipwreck of the Greek Fleet on the Voyage Home from Troy

Shipwreck of the Greek Fleet on the Voyage Home from Troy from 1587 at the Nationalmuseum is an early work combining landscape with classical narrative. The Homeric subject of the Greeks' disastrous return from Troy provided a pretext for dramatic seascape and storm painting. De Momper's early work like this Nationalmuseum piece already demonstrates his mastery of weather and dramatic atmospheric effects—skills that would define his contribution to the development of Flemish landscape painting.

The turbulent seascape and mountainous coastline are rendered with dramatic intensity, the tiny ships overwhelmed by the natural forces of storm and rocky shores.