Event

“Dutch Ships in a Gale,” painted in about 1620 by Jan Porcellis

The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 4:00am to Monday, September 7, 2009 - 4:00am

"The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes", which includes many Flemish Masters, is currently on view at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. This exhibit presents 72 paintings, and was organized by the National Maritime Museum, in Greenwich, England. There it appeared under the title "Turmoil and Tranquility: The Sea Through the Eyes of Dutch and Flemish Masters, 1550-1700."

Click here to read the art review by Ken Johnson, "When Galleons Ruled the Waves", in The New York Times .