Dutch Golden Age Seascapes
Warships, fishing boats and grey North Sea skies from a seafaring nation.
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About Dutch Golden Age Seascapes
The Dutch Republic lived by the sea, and marine painting was a prized genre. Willem van de Velde the Younger painted fleets and naval salutes, as in "The Cannon Shot" (about 1680) in the Rijksmuseum. He and his father later worked for Charles II in England. Jan van de Cappelle specialised in calm water with ships reflected in it, and Simon de Vlieger painted grey, open seas.
Ludolf Backhuysen became known for storms and rough water.































