Marine
The Met
Artist: Salomon van Ruysdael(Dutch, Naarden, born ca. 1600–1603, died 1670 Haarlem)
Date: 1650
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 17 1/8 in. (34.6 x 43.5 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, 1871
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A wide river scene with sailboats under a cloudy sky and a distant town
Detailed Description
The image shows a wide landscape with a body of water under a vast sky, and a distant town on the horizon. The upper half of the composition is filled with a light blue sky interspersed with large, fluffy, greyish-white clouds. The clouds are denser and darker towards the left and right edges, with brighter, more open areas of sky in the center. The lower half of the composition shows a dark, rippled body of water, likely a river or bay, reflecting light from the sky with shimmering highlights, particularly in the middle ground. In the left-center foreground, a large sailboat with a tall, dark mast and a light-colored, full sail is prominent. A small, colorful flag with horizontal stripes (red, white, blue, and yellow/orange) flies from its mast. Several dark figures are visible on the deck of this boat. To its left, a smaller sailboat with a white sail and a single mast is also present, carrying a few figures. Between these two, a very small, dark rowboat or dinghy is visible. Further back in the mid-ground, slightly to the right of center, another sailboat with a light sail appears smaller in scale. Several even smaller boats are scattered across the water towards the right horizon. A low, dark green strip of land with trees and buildings stretches across the horizon. In the center, a town is visible, marked by a prominent church steeple or tower rising above other structures. The land appears to recede into the distance on both sides.
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