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Painting of a 17th-century sea battle with large sailing warships, billowing sails, drifting smoke, and small boats in choppy grey water under a cloudy sky.

The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573

A naval battle unfolds on choppy grey water beneath a towering sky of cumulus clouds and drifting smoke. Large sailing warships with billowing sails and red and white flags dominate the center, while small rowing boats crowd the foreground and distant vessels fade into haze.

Artist
Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff (mentioned on object)
Date
1663
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3412 × 2490 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1663.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: La batalla del Zuiderzee, 1573

Una batalla naval se desarrolla sobre aguas grises y agitadas bajo un cielo de imponentes nubes cúmulos y humo disperso. Grandes barcos de guerra con velas hinchadas y banderas rojas y blancas dominan el centro, mientras pequeñas barcas de remos llenan el primer plano y las embarcaciones lejanas se desvanecen en la neblina.

Português: A Batalha do Zuiderzee, 1573

Uma batalha naval se desenrola sobre águas cinzentas e agitadas, sob um céu de nuvens cúmulos imponentes e fumaça dispersa. Grandes navios de guerra à vela, com velas infladas e bandeiras vermelhas e brancas, dominam o centro, enquanto pequenos botes a remo ocupam o primeiro plano e as embarcações distantes se dissolvem na névoa.

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