Calm Sea
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Calm Sea
- Artist: Simon de Vlieger (Dutch, Rotterdam (?) ca. 1600/1601–1653 Weesp)
- Date: after 1640
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (37.5 x 44.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1200
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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