Spectacular Marine Paintings from the Dutch Golden Age on View at Hamburger Kunsthalle

HAMBURG.- This exhibition on marine painting from the Golden Age of Dutch culture in the 17th century centres on spectacular works by the main representatives of the genre – Ludolf Backhuysen, Jan Porcellis, Willem van de Velde (the Elder and the Younger) and Simon de Vliegher. In addition to these impressive large-scale seascapes, the display includes paintings and drawings by all the leading marine painters of the time. To this day, these images evoke a sense of freedom, independence and [...]