Reviews
What the papers are saying about Turmoil and Tranquillity
'Top Five Galleries... Maritime art from the golden age of Dutch trade and politics'
The Times
'Interesting... real treat... You'll leave the exhibition with the sounds of roiling swell, the hiss and shuffle of the swash and the rumble of cannon fire in your ears.'
Telegraph
'Emotive works are among the highlights of an exhibition of Dutch and Flemish 17th-century maritime paintings at Greenwich's National Maritime Museum, which owns the world's finest collection... Delicate, highly finished canvases and precise depictions of vessels... are well represented here'
Financial Times
'A celebration of the National Maritime Museum's collection of sea paintings from the Netherlands… it adds up to a rousing experience… and typifies the excellence of the National Maritime Museum's collection'
Financial Times
'This exhibition features maritime art made by Dutch and Flemish masters during the Republic's dramatic rise as a naval power... It explores the country's national identity through its depictions of shipwrecks, battles and explorations, offering a vivid account of the country's Golden Age.'
Guardian
