The Much Resounding Sea
1884 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting depicts a turbulent, crashing seascape with heavy atmospheric effects. It is currently held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Thomas Moran is most famous for his monumental landscapes of the American West, which were instrumental in the creation of Yellowstone National Park. While he built his career on grand mountain vistas, this painting demonstrates his versatility in capturing the untamable, violent energy of the Atlantic coast. The title is derived from a Homeric epithet, 'poluphloisboio thalasses', often used in the Iliad to describe the roar of the sea.
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The Much Resounding Sea
Thomas Moran, 1884
