Keywords: Ludolf Backhuysen I - Storm At Sea - Walters 37340.jpg Backhuysen's seascapes demonstrate the simple harmonious proportions found in many Dutch depictions of the ocean water occupies about one quarter of the compositions while ships silhouetted against an immense cloudy sky occupy the remainder This recreates the experience of being out on the water; indeed Backhuysen hired fishermen to take him out in storms to study wind and waves This painting is from the 1660s the artist's best period His fame was such that in 1697-98 when the Russian tsar Peter the Great visited the Dutch Republic to study European shipbuilding and the arts Backhuysen was asked to teach him painting between 1660 1669 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 53 4 68 6 accession number 37 340 37794 Gilmor Collection Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Amsterdam Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Ludolf Bakhuizen Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Wind in paintings |