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DiaporamaStormy Sea with Sailing Boats
Ruisdael introduces into landscape painting portrayal of the violent side of nature, in contrast to the calm which dominated the work of the previous generation. In a composition which is typical in its use of a low horizon, a boat among the shadows in the foreground heels over in the strong wind. In the background other similarly wind-tossed boats are barely sketched in. The real protagonist of the painting are not the sailing boats but the grandeur and force of nature: the wind and the stormy sea.
jacob isaackszoon van ruisdael (1628 – 1682)
Jacob van Ruisdael (1628-1682) was the most important Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Explore his prolific work: dramatic skies, serene countryside scenes, cityscapes & waterfalls. Influenced English Romantics & beyond.
About this artwork
- Title: Stormy Sea with Sailing Boats
- Artist: jacob isaackszoon van ruisdael
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Topics: beach , boats , sea
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