Painting, graphics, and prints reveal the multifaceted image of the sea-from ancient myths to the labor of fishermen, storms of romanticism, and tranquil views captured by masters of the 19th and 20th centuries. The sea remains an eternal source of inspiration for artists. It connects shores, becoming a road to new lands. The Mediterranean coast holds myths about Galatea, Europe, and the expedition of the Minyans, who interpreted François Boucher, Valentin Serov, and Ivan Miasoedov in their own way. Here, the symbol of the shell is born-from the ancient image of Aphrodite to the Christian association with the Virgin Mary and the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The sea provides sustenance. Fishermen in the lithograph by Karl Federle after the original by Andreas Achenbach toil in harsh waters, while in the works of Konstantin Pervukhin and Vladimir Vetrogronsky, fishing transforms into meditative contemplation. It also offers rest-from the Neapolitan languor of August Riedel to the sunny bathing in the study by Damian Shibnev. Storms in art are often elevated. They express the power of fate, the yearning for freedom, and the purification of the soul. These motifs resonate in the drawing by Adolf Menzel and the sketch by Ilya Repin. But the storm subsides, and the viewer again sees the calm marina of Nikolai Dubovsky, Pavel Utkin, or the dreamy seascapes of Claude-Joseph Vernet, Ivan Aivazovsky, and Alexei Bogolyubov. Find other exhibitions in St. Petersburg on KUDAGO.