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Seascapes with ships in art and painting

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Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900) The Survivors
Oil on Canvas -1876 47.5 x 64 cm ( 18,7 x 25,2 inch )
Private art collection
image: Public domain

Characteristic features of seascapes with ships in art and painting during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries include:

1. Realism: Artists aimed to depict maritime scenes with accuracy and precision, capturing intricate details of ships, waves, and coastal landscapes.
2. Dramatic lighting: The use of light and shadow played a crucial role in creating a sense of drama in seascapes. Artists often portrayed the interplay between sunlight breaking through clouds or reflecting off water surfaces.
3. Atmospheric effects: Artists experimented with techniques to convey the vastness and ever-changing nature of the sea. They employed techniques such as softening edges, hazy atmospheres, misty horizons, or subtle shifts in color to create depth and mood.
4. Composition: Seascapes were often composed using diagonal lines to suggest movement and dynamism. Ships were positioned strategically within the frame to enhance balance or create focal points.
5. Symbolism: Ships symbolized exploration, adventure, trade routes, naval power or even human struggles against natural forces like storms or turbulent waters.
6. Romanticism: During the 19th century particularly, there was an increased emphasis on emotional expression in seascapes. Artists sought to evoke feelings of awe towards nature's grandeur while also exploring themes like man's insignificance compared to the immensity of the ocean.

These characteristics define seascapes with ships during this period as artists captured both realistic representations as well as artistic interpretations imbued with emotion and symbolism.

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Pictures:

The Battle Of The Glorious 1st Of June 1794 :: Thomas Whitcombe	Ships Entering a Port in a Storm :: Theodor Alexander Weber	Shipping Approaching The Harbour Mouth In A Rough Sea :: John Jock Wilson
Merchant Ship and Fishing Vessels off the Dutch Coast :: George Webster	Venice :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky	Gunboat off Crete :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky
Alexander II Crossing the Danube :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky	The Russian Squadron on the Sevastopol Roads (detail) :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky	Naval Battle at Chios :: Naval Battle at Chios
The Grand Canal, Venice :: Felix Ziem	Harbour In Constantinople :: Felix Ziem	Sebastopol :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky
Battle of Cesme at Night :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky	The harbour of Marseille :: Joseph Garibaldi	The Survivors :: Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky
Shipping on the Clyde :: John Atkinson Grimshaw	View of the Gulf of Bandol - tuna fishing [detail 1] :: Claude-Joseph Vernet	Storm with a Shipwreck :: Claude-Joseph Vernet
A Shipwreck In A Stormy Sea By The Coast :: Claude-Joseph Vernet	Shipping off the Dutch Coast :: Paul-Jean Clays	A Merchant Ship Signaling for a Pilot of the Cliffs of Dover :: Thomas Luny
The Port of Rotterdam :: Johan Barthold Jongkind	The ships at fjords :: Hans Fredrik Gude	A North Easter Coast of Devon :: David James
Norwegian Naval Ship Leaving the Port of Honfleur :: Johan Barthold Jongkind	Leaving the Port of Honfleur :: Johan Barthold Jongkind	Honfleur :: Johan Barthold Jongkind
Boats Dockside :: Johan Barthold Jongkind	Shipwrecked :: James Webb	Fishing Vessels In Choppy Seas :: Henry Redmore
Fishing Vessels Heading Out to Sea :: Henry Redmore	After the Storm :: Henry Redmore	Outward Bound :: Henry Moore
The Evening Calm :: Felix Francois Martigues Zeim	The Battle Between Chesapeake and the Shannon :: Charles Brooking

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User User Rating: 400 June 25, 2018

Large ships always reinforce the overall impression of the picture. Their greatness is felt from any distance, and even if they try to withstand the bad weather, it only increases the drama from the opposition of the two giants - the ship and the ocean.

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