Mare furtunoasă
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From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
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From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
Mare furtunoasă is an unspecified by Pieter van der Velde, a Baroque work, held at Brukenthal National Museum.
This painting shows three ships on a stormy sea. The waves are rough, and the sky is gray with clouds. Flags with red, white, and blue stripes fly on the ships, and a small boat with people rows in the foreground. The brushstrokes are thick, especially on the water and clouds, giving a textured look. The ships seem to be struggling against the wind. Check out the technique: impasto for more on how thick paint creates this effect.
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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