Calm Sea after 1640 Simon de Vlieger Dutch 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 light established him as the master of a particularly local landscape, affirmed by the Dutch flag fluttering above the boat on the Calm Sea 437914

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