Art has existed for tens of thousands of years.
Given its long and lasting history, it is only natural that it would see undulating trends.
Like other prevailing practicesincludingstill-life paintingandportraituremaritime art dates back to ancient times.
Set sail on a journey through the history of maritime art with these 9 important seascapes.
The Siren Vase
The Siren Vase, ca.
Nile Mosaic of Palestrina
Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, ca.
Rock paintings in Gobustan State Reserve, Azerbaijan(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
In 100 BCE, ancient Roman artisans crafted thePalestrina Mosaic, a pieced-together portrayal of Egypt’s Nile River.
This dazzling depiction is among the best-preserved and largest survivingmosaicsfrom the Ancient Roman Empire.
This colossal work of wool-on-linen embroidery colorfully details the events surrounding the Normans conquest of England in 1066.
“The Siren Vase,” ca. 480 BCE-470 BCE(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
His own likeness, however, is not the only subject that the Old Master explored.
Unfortunately, this painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and remains missing today.
The Great Wave off Kanagawaby Hokusai
Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, ca.
“Nile Mosaic of Palestrina,” ca. 100 BCE (Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
At the start of his career, Turner toured continental Europe so that perfect his artistic practice.
This series includesImpression, Sunrise, a painting that explores the sunlights ephemeral effects on the water.
We judge and make a truth that excludes other truths.
“Seafarers” Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Art plays a formative part in this manufacture of truth.
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Rembrandt, “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee,” 1633(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Hokusai, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” ca. 1830-1832(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
J. M. W. Turner “Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On),” 1840(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
ClaudeMonet, “Impression, Sunrise,” 1872(Photo:Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Gerhard Richter, “Seestück (Seascape),” 1998
