J.M.W. Turner (1775 - 1851) explored light and water. Using what Benjamin Mendlowitz's calls complex light, he goes beyond realism to legend.
Here are thre illustrative images from the retrospective at the Met:
The Battle of Trafalgar as Seen from the Mizzen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory
The Shipwreck
Fishermen at Sea
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