Nautical Art
Seascapes
See also: Dolphins, Mermaids, Ocean Life, Thematic
Smithsonian: On the Water
View a collection of maritime objects and artifacts in this online exhibition from the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art, themes include Life at Sea, Dangerous Waters, and Songs & Stories.
MFA Images: Nautical
An online tour of nautical art from the permanent collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Works from the maritime art and history collection.
Maritime Art and History
Maritime Archives
Rendez-vous with the Sea: The Glory of the French Maritime Tradition
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Browse the collections online, includes ship models and plans, astronomical and navigational instruments, charts, maps, weapons, and more.
Rijksmuseum: Marine Pieces
Collection of images online including seascapes, riverscapes, naval battles, harbour views, and ship's fragments.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Boats
View around 33 images related to boats from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also includes thematic essays.
The Unknown Sea
A virtual exhibition from the National Library of France featuring images that represent both man's fascination with and man's fear of the sea.
Brigs and Barques
A collection of historical photographs, paintings, and text records related to tall ships in the Nova Scotia government virtual archives of maritime history.
William E. deGarthe
View around 19 paintings by marine artist, William E. deGarthe, in the Nova Scotia Virtual Archives.
Seascapes
National Galleries of Scotland: Seascapes
Collection includes works by Jan Daemen Cool, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Claude Monet, Edward Baird and others.
MFA Images: Seascapes
A presentation created by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston that includes around 43 paintings of the sea by artists such as Utagawa Hiroshige, Claude Monet, Edward Henry Potthast, Eugene Louis Boudin, and others.
NGA: Dutch Landscapes and Seascapes
An online tour of Dutch landscapes and seascapes of the 1600s presented by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
Seascape
Images and related thematic essays in the subject index of the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Getty: Bodies of Water
Images of objects in the collection related to bodies of water, includes plates, paintings, drawings, porcelain, and more.
NMM: Turmoil and Tranquillity
Sixteenth and seventeenth century Dutch and Flemish seascapes and coastal views at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.
PEM: The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes
Images presented by the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
Rijksmuseum: Seascapes
A small collection of images from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
IMA: Seascapes
Images from the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Organizations
American Society of Marine Artists
A non profit organization that promotes marine art and history, includes a member gallery.
International Society of Marine Artists
Unites artists in the advancement of maritime and marine art.
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