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Simon de Vlieger

Simon de Vlieger (1600 - 1653) was active/lived in Netherlands, Holland.  Simon de Vlieger is known for Dramatic sea and sky marine painting-sailing vessels.

Born in Rotterdam and working there and at Amsterdam, Simon de Vlieger, in the 1630s and 1640s, was one of the best-known, most important and influential Dutch maritime painters. He was part of an era of emerging marine art.  De Vlieger decisively influenced the direction of Dutch marine art  and was the link between the turbulent tonal paintings of his teacher Jan Porcellis and the sun-filled calm images of his student Willem van de Velde the Younger. 

De Vlieger knew the sea and the ships that sailed it.  He recorded accurately the distinguishing features of the various types of boats--from large warships to small fishing and transport vessels--and set them convincingly in the water.  But it was De Vlieger's sensitivity to the atmospheric effects of water and sky along the North Sea that separates him from most other marine painters. He displayed a carefully observed understanding of his native Hollanders, and his paintings are redolent of t   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2754 characters.]  Artist bio

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