Sailing by Moonlight by Martin Johnson Heade

Painting of a sailboat on dark waves under a glowing full moon, with a shimmering reflection on the water.

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A bright full moon glows above a hazy horizon, casting a shimmering path of reflected light across the waves toward the shore in the foreground.

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