
Seascapes
Artists have long been fascinated by the sea—whether for its serenity or for the interplay of light with turbulent waves. Painters like Willem van de Velde the Younger became known for marine scenes that show beaches or boats crossing rocky coasts.
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Article: Out of the Shadows, A Black Painter Finds Her Place in the Sun
American painter Lois Mailou Jones had to conceal her identity to exhibit this idyllic landscape — and achieved recognition on her own terms.

Video: Winslow Homer's "Breezing Up" (ASL)
This video provides an ASL description of Winslow Homer's painting, Breezing Up.

Video: Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life" (ASL)
This video provides an ASL description of Thomas Cole's painting, The Voyage of Life: Manhood.

Video: John Singleton Copley's "Watson and the Shark" (ASL)
This video provides an ASL description of John Singleton Copley's painting, Watson and the Shark.

Video: Was J.M.W. Turner Britain's Best Landscape Painter?
This excerpt is from a documentary chronicling the rise of one of the greatest landscape painters of all time, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), who rendered the subtle effects of light and atmosphere in revolutionary ways.
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Landscapes
The beauty of the natural world has beguiled artists for centuries, and they have taken a wide variety of approaches to depicting it. Impressionists studied light and color, the artists of the Hudson Valley School created monumental views of the American sublime. And abstract artists have capture how landscapes feel rather than how they appear.

17th-Century Dutch Painting
During the 17th century, the arts flourished in the Netherlands. The Dutch republic was young, and its prosperity and recent independence from Spain led to a surge in creativity. Some of the most influential Dutch artists of the period included Rembrandt van Rijn, Judith Leyster, and Johannes Vermeer.