Dordrecht Museum of Art

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On an evening when Dordrecht's streets flow quietly, the light streaming through the museum's glass walls carries a stillness as though drifting in from the streets of Leipzig. Herman de Rui's 'Coastal Landscape' captures the very breath of the sea, stopping visitors in their tracks for a moment. The waves within the painting make one forget time, and the museum's quiet space feels as though it has become one with the sea depicted in the work. Light flowing along the walls gives the sense of tracing the shoreline within the painting, and those who visit seem to pause their steps as if facing the sea itself. The air of the museum is as clear as a sea breeze, letting visitors feel the landscape of the painting exactly as it is.