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      Past Exhibition

      The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes

      On view June 13, 2009 to September 7, 2009

      Today's hours:

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

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      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

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      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      See why, for the Dutch, the ocean was their window on the world.

      During the 1600s, as the Dutch rose to power as a trading nation, artists set out to capture battles at sea, bustling ports and the natural vistas of wind, sky and sunlight on water. These luminous seascapes introduced the world to a new source of inspiration — the drama, tranquility and romance of land and sea. More than 70 of the finest oil paintings are on view in The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes.

      TOP IMAGE: Ludolf Backhuysen (1630-1708). The Merchant Shipping Anchorage off Texel Island with Oude Schild in the Distance (detail), 1665. Oil on canvas. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, UK. BHC0916.

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