seascape

Coastal view painting

A seascape is a view or picture of the sea, the marine equivalent of a landscape.

The term applies both to actual coastal vistas and to artistic depictions of them: Turner's seascapes capture the dramatic power of storms at sea.

Seascape paintings emerged as a distinct genre in 17th-century Dutch art.

art

canvas

Heavy woven cloth

palette · gallery · exhibition · masterpiece · frame · Turner · plein air · composition · horizon line · atmospheric

atmosphere

horizon

Apparent earth-sky meeting

  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances
  • tideOcean's cyclical swell
  • surfWaves near shore

foam · spray · mist · haze · storm · squall · calm · swell · breakers · whitecaps

geography

coastline

Land-water boundary

  • cliffsSteep natural rock walls
  • bayPartially enclosed water
  • coveSheltered coastal indentation

inlet · promontory · headland · peninsula · bluff · stack · spit · shoal · sandbar · reef

nautical

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

lighthouse · harbor · anchor · mast · rigging · bow · stern · helm · buoy · pier

marine

dolphin

Echolocating marine mammal

seagull · seal · coral · kelp · jellyfish · starfish · anemone · fish · shark · ray

mood

serene

Untroubled and composed

idyllic · sublime · majestic · melancholy · romantic · peaceful · wild · rugged · expansive · vast

Categories
Opposites
subject matter in landscape art

seascapelandscape

Visible features of terrain

desert landscape · mountain landscape · cityscape · urban landscape · forest scene

human vs. natural subject in art

seascapeportrait

Artistic depiction of someone

self-portrait · figure painting · group portrait · still life · landscape

terrain type

seascapedesert landscape

Arid region's natural scenery

mountain landscape · prairie · tundra · forest scene · canyon view

Family

seascapes

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G