Furtună la mal
From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
Furtună la mal is a work by Pieter van der Velde, a Baroque work, held at Brukenthal National Museum.
This painting shows two old ships fighting rough waves. The water is dark and choppy, with white foam crashing around the boats. One ship is big with tall masts, while the other is smaller and looks like it’s struggling. The sky is stormy, with thick clouds and a few flags flapping on the ships. The smaller boat has a few people on it, but their faces are blurred. The artist used thick brushstrokes to show the movement of the water and wind, making it feel wild and chaotic. Look up *impasto* to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Pieter van der Velde painted storms. In *Mare furtunoasă* you’ll feel the spray and wind off the Dutch coast, and in the print *Furtună la mal* the waves crash against the shore. The only record we have of him is these…
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