Calm Sea
Simon de Vlieger
€39,90
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Calm Sea by Simon de Vlieger is a masterwork of Dutch Golden Age marine painting, created after 1640 at the height of the Netherlands' maritime supremacy. De Vlieger, one of the most celebrated seascape painters of the seventeenth century, brings a rare atmospheric stillness to this intimate panel, capturing the luminous tranquility of open water under a softly diffused sky.
Executed in oil on wood, the composition reflects the Dutch preoccupation with the sea as both a source of livelihood and national identity. De Vlieger's mastery of tonal gradation — moving seamlessly from silvery horizon to darkened foreground water — creates a profound sense of depth and quietude. The calm surface of the sea acts as a mirror to the heavens, a visual meditation on harmony between nature and atmosphere that would later inspire the Romantic and Impressionist traditions of marine art.
Held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this work exemplifies the understated grandeur of Dutch Baroque seascape. Its muted palette and exquisite sense of stillness make it an enduring icon of European painting.
This premium stretched canvas reproduction is printed on museum-quality matte canvas with a classic 0.75" gallery wrap, ready to hang and crafted to bring the timeless elegance of this masterpiece into your space.
| Artist | Simon de Vlieger |
| Year | after 1640 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 14 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (37.5 x 44.5 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Available sizes | |
| Small | 25 × 20 cm (10″ × 8″) |
| Medium | 76 × 51 cm (30″ × 20″) |
| Large | 152 × 102 cm (60″ × 40″) |
| All sizes include a 0.75" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required. | |
