Peter van de Velde

Peter van de Velde or Peter van den Velde (1634 – after 1723), was a Flemish Baroque marine painter who lived well into the 18th century.

Life and work

The Dutch burn down the English fleet before Chatham

He was born in Antwerp where he became a master of the Guild of St. Luke in 1654. Between 1666 and 1680 he is recorded in the guild as having pupils.[1]

Between 1668 and 1675 he is recorded producing 50 paintings as dozijnschilder for the Antwerp art dealers Forchondt, who exported these to Vienna.[1] Guilliam Forchondt II later moved to Spain to support the family business. The question whether he played a role in the views of Spain created by Van de Velde remains unanswered.

Considering the great age that this painter is supposed to have reached, it is possible that the name Peter van de Velde refers actually to two painters, maybe a father and son pair who signed with the same name. A son of Peter van de Velde was baptized in Antwerp in 1687. He is known for marines in stormy seas.[1]

Peter van de Velde died some time after 1723, the latest date discovered on one of his paintings.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peter van de Velde at the RKD (Dutch)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter van den Velde.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.