Simon de Vlieger, A Coastal Scene Near Zandvoort, c. 1640, oil on panel, 22 1/4x 34 7/8 in. (56.52x 88.58 cm), A gathering of fisherfolk peddling their catch dominates the foreground. The artist's mastery of perspective is employed here by contrasting the foreground fisherfolk with diminutive figures near the distant water's edge. All of this human activity occurs under a superbly rendered cloudy sky in which the light playing across the scene seems to be constantly shifting, energizing the painting to brilliant pictorial effect. Simon de Vlieger was responsible for the transition from the spirited beginnings of Dutch marine art to its most august and refined stage in the years around 1650. His great predecessor, Jan Porcellis, shifted Dutch marine art away from large-scale history subjects to focus instead on the unique atmospheric effects of the sea. De Vlieger brought these innovations to new levels of refinement by envisaging the constant yet ever-changing rhythm of the sea under vaulting clouds that filter the sunlight playing across land and sea.
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