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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

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