The Maas at Dordrecht Format:Enhanced Matte Print Glorious painting of the setting

Glorious painting of the setting sun over the water

Alcuin was not made head of the emperor's school in the palace

there are many smaller ships

evocative painting plays with light and darkness and draws the eye inescapably to the glowing flame held by the Christ child

Hans Burgkmair the Elder was a German painter and woodcut print-maker

The Maas at Dordrecht Format:Enhanced Matte Print Glorious painting of the settingDordrecht, situated at the confluence of the Maas and the Merwede rivers, serves as a backdrop to this historical naval scene on the water. Aelbert Cuyp's masterful depiction derives from the extraordinary light effects that bring an early summer morning to life and from the dramatic sweep of clouds that enhances the massive scale of the painting.