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More small boats on the left sail towards the Indiaman, making slow, stately progress in the light breeze. This was a time when everything important to Holland – shipping, fishing, trade, agriculture – was dependent on the weather. Perhaps only painting could continue undisturbed by calm or storm in the multitude of artists’ studios scattered throughout the land. Marine and landscape works like Willem van de Velde’s were sketched in drawings made outdoors, but finished paintings were made inside.
Title
Calm: A Dutch Ship coming to Anchor and Another under Sail
Date
1657
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 55 x W 62 cm
Accession number
NG870
Acquisition method
Bought, 1871
Work type
Painting