Calm Sea
Artist: Simon de Vlieger (Dutch, 1600–1653)
Original Dimensions: 14 3/4" x 17 1/2"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (after 1640) "On the left the horizon line dissolves into a vast, becalmed sea, while fishermen ply their trade on the right. De Vlieger influenced later marine painters by working with a limited tonal range to achieve precisely calibrated effects of light in the sky and water. His observations of Northern European light established him as the master of a particularly local landscape, affirmed by the Dutch flag fluttering above the boat on the right." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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