# Seashore by Moonlight

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## Artwork

- Artist: [POEL, Egbert van der](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on panel, 29 x 34 cm

## Commentary

This is one of the nocturnal paintings by Van der Poel. In this peaceful scene several fishing boats have been dragged ashore and a group of fisher folk has gathered around them, busy unloading and packing he night&#39;s catch. The full moon, visible through a break in the clouds, casts a pale, eerie light across the entire scene. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 16 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/beethoven/beethoven\_moonlight\_sonata.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor op. 27 No. 2 \(Moonlight\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Barn Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/barn-interior-r47b5178cc95f86>)
- [Barnyard Scene \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/barnyard-scene-detail-r4c753e1faca2b2>)
- [Barnyard Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/barnyard-scene-r95cf311ac0cb64>)
- [Celebration by Torchlight on the Oude Delft](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/celebration-by-torchlight-on-the-oude-delft-r9d91f24283cbad>)
- [Cottage with a Still-Life of Kitchen Utensils](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/cottage-with-a-still-life-of-kitchen-utensils-r4cb3a9b5efa126>)
- [Fire in a Village](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/fire-in-a-village-rf02f4c0a5c4c73>)
- [The Explosion of the Delft Magazine](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/the-explosion-of-the-delft-magazine-r7acc4888c65c87>)
- [The Fair](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/the-fair-rea03da05c2dcff>)
- [View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/poel-egbert-van-der-r4bf5ad9df288f9/view-of-delft-after-the-explosion-of-1654-r5cab49a9c25eb0>)

## Attribution

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