Estuary Scene

1620 · Private collection

landscape

In this early painting the artist depicts an estuary scene with a rocky coastline on the left and fishermen on the shore, men-'o-war in the background. The painting shows the stylistic influence of Jan Porcellis the Elder.

About the Artist

Simon de Vlieger

1601 – 1653

Dutch painter, mainly of marine subjects, active in his native Rotterdam, Delft, and Amsterdam. One of the outstanding marine painters of his period, he moved from stormy subjects in the manner of Porcellis to serene and majestic images that influenced van de Cappelle and Willem van de Velde the Younger. De Vlieger also painted a few landscapes and genre pictures. Although de Vlieger's reputation rests chiefly on his marine paintings, he was also a notable draughtsman and etcher.

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