Dutch Boats in a Gale《狂风中的荷兰船只》

Dutch Boats in a Gale is a painting created by the renowned British Romantic painter Joseph Mallord William Turner in the year 1801. This artwork is also known as The Bridgewater Sea Piece. It is currently housed at the National Gallery in London， England.

《狂风中的荷兰船只》是英国著名的浪漫主义画家约瑟夫·马洛德·威廉·透纳1801年创作的一幅画，又名《布里奇沃特海景画》。该画目前陈列在英国伦敦的英国国家美术馆。

Turner was known for his expressive use of color and light， and Dutch Boats in a Gale exemplifies his ability to capture the dramatic effects of nature. The painting depicts a stormy sea scene with boats being tossed by high waves， creating a sense of movement and tension.

透纳对色彩和明暗的运用极富表现力并以此闻名，《狂风中的荷兰船只》一画就充分体现了他捕捉大自然戏剧性变化的能力。画面描绘的是暴风天气下的海景，船只在巨浪中颠簸，带给观画者一种紧迫的动感。

Dutch boats are shown on course for collision in stormy weather. Dark clouds contribute to the sense of danger. The painting was commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a 17th-century Dutch seascape by the Dutch painter Willem van de Velde the Elder （1611–1693） in his possession. Turner responded with a vivid account of churning seas and a sky divided between storm clouds and breaking sunshine， in which all is moving and changing.

暴风中，两艘荷兰船只即将相撞。密布的乌云让人感觉危险将临。这幅画是受布里奇沃特三世公爵委托而作，公爵希望此画能与他收藏的17世纪荷兰画家大威廉·凡·德·维尔德（1611—1693）的一幅荷兰海景画配成一对。透纳的这幅画笔触生动：大海波涛翻滚，天空被厚厚的暴风云和穿云而出的阳光分割，画中的一切都在移动和变化。

Turner’s composition resembles that of his 17th-century predecessor， but Turner added an important dramatic elem-ent： the collision of the two ships in the foreground seems unavoidable.

透纳此画的构图与17世纪的那幅画相似，但他在画中添加了一个重要的戏剧性元素：前景中的两艘船迎头相撞，这一幕似乎不可避免了。

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