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J. Paul Getty Museum

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Painting of a Mediterranean harbor at sunset with a sailing ship, rowboats, a stone tower, a classical arch, and figures on t

Mediterranean Harbor Scene

Pierre-Jacques Volaire, about 1763

Painting of a stormy coast with a lighthouse, a listing ship, and figures rescuing people near an overturned boat.

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast

Joseph Vernet, 1767

Monet seascape of sailboats on misty water at sunrise, with orange light reflecting on the sea and masts in the distance.

Sunrise (Marine)

Claude Monet, 1872 or 1873

Turner painting of a stormy sea with a sailing boat heeling into waves, other vessels on the right and a large ship in the ha

Van Tromp, going about to please his Masters, Ships a Sea, getting a Good Wetting

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1844

Painting of a nude Venus on a shell-like boat pulled by sea figures, with a flying cupid and attendants above the sea.

Triumph of the Marine Venus

Sebastiano Ricci, about 1713

Painting of sea gods, Neptune in a shell chariot, tritons, putti and a flying Cupid over turbulent sea.

Marine Gods Paying Homage to Love

Eustache Le Sueur, about 1636-1638

Painting of a storm over a rocky coast with a lighthouse, a tilted sailing ship, and figures rescuing people from a capsized

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast

Joseph Vernet, 1767

Painting of a sunlit coast with ships, a stone tower, grazing cattle, and women gathered around a white bull by the sea.

Coast View with the Abduction of Europa

Claude Lorrain, about 1645

Grey wash drawing of three sailing warships in battle at sea, with gunsmoke and striped flags, on rough water.

A Battle at Sea

Ludolf Backhuyzen, 1692

Red chalk sketch of a crowd of figures on a shore, some with raised arms, under a turbulent sky.

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Nicolas Poussin, about 1626-1628

Brown wash drawing of a harbor town with towers, a church steeple, a harbor wall, and boats on the water.

View of Civitavecchia with the Harbor Wall

Pieter Moninckx, about 1660

Moonlit drawing of a stone fort on a rocky headland with anchored sailing ships and a glowing fire on the shore.

[Fort and ships]

James Makgill Heriot Maitland, 1840s-1850s

Watercolor of a dark sailboat battling a stormy sea with a breaking white wave and a distant ship under a brown sky.

Sailboat on a Raging Sea

Théodore Géricault, about 1818-1819

Pencil drawing of sailing boats on calm water with a low town skyline and church tower along the distant shore.

Calm Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, about 1665-1666

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ship in a harbor beside a ruined obelisk, with rowboats and distant ruins.

A ship in a port near a ruined obelisk

Pierre Puget, about 1675-1680

Drawing of Venus in a sea chariot nursing Cupid, with tritons, sea creatures and a putto among clouds and waves.

Venus Seated in Her Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid

Alessandro Algardi, about 1645

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing boats at a fishing weir, with rowboats and figures on calm water under a pale sky.

Ships at a Fishing Weir with a City in the Background

Hendrick Jacobsz. Dubbels, late 1660s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fortified harbor with a round tower, ships, rowboats, and riders on a hillside under a cloudy

Figures in a Landscape before a Harbor

Claude Lorrain, late 1630s

Flock of sheep grazing on a flat marsh meadow with distant trees and farm buildings under a pale sky.

[Marshes By the North Sea]

Peter Henry Emerson, 1893

Print of a Stockholm harbor with sailing ships, barrels and timber on the quay, and a domed church across the water.

Église de la Marine à Stockholm

Dusacq et Cie, 1864-1869

Sepia photograph of many masted fishing boats moored in a misty harbor, with rowboats in the foreground and buildings behind.

[Whitby harbor]

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, 1880-1900

Sepia print of a calm harbour with masted sailing ships, a rowboat with a figure, and quayside buildings.

The Peaceful Harbour

Peter Henry Emerson, 1890

Sepia photograph of uniformed soldiers in formation on a parade ground, with white tents and wooden barracks behind them.

[Group Portrait of the Royal Marine Battalion]

Felice Beato, October 1864

Sepia print of a seated nude woman with flowers in her hair in a sea cave, with the ocean visible through an opening.

The Sea Cave, by W.E. Frost, A.R.A.

Caldesi & Montecchi, 1858

Sepia photograph of sailing boats and a steamship on calm water, with figures and a pile of nets on a pebble shore.

Bound for the North Sea

Peter Henry Emerson, 1890

Print of Stockholm harbour with masted sailing ships, barrels on a quay, and a domed church building among trees.

Eglise de la Marine à Stockholm

Johann Hürlimann, 1842

Pen and ink print of children in a rowboat on a grassy shore, with sailboats and a windmill in the distance.

The Sea-Shore

W. P. W. Dana, print 1859