"A fascination with ships and the sea has inspired artists since the dawn of time. The power and majestic beauty of nautical paintings is the subject of this cube. 9 images who’s artists and subjects span the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries offer very different depictions of the theme, from ships in tempests to battleships, merchant clippers to working fishermen’s trawlers. Each manages to capture and transmit the grandeur and peace of this universal subject. The paintings are from the
collections of the Boston MFA. Fully illustrated interpretive storycard incl."