The artwork titled “Aegean Sea” was created by Frederic Edwin Church in 1877 and is part of the Romanticism art movement. It is a landscape painting with dimensions of 137.2 x 160.7 cm and is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York City, NY, US.
The artwork captures an expansive and awe-inspiring view of the Aegean Sea under dramatic lighting. In the foreground, there’s lush greenery with prominent trees and rocky terrain, which leads towards the ruins of ancient structures, invoking a sense of history and timelessness. Two rainbows stretch across the sky, adding an ethereal quality to the scene. The sea reflects the muted colors of the sky, creating a harmonious and tranquil atmosphere. The distant background features more ancient ruins and islands that fade into the horizon, enveloping the viewer in the mystical essence of the Aegean region.
