Jan Peeters I
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Johannes Peeters (Antwerp, 24 April 1624–Antwerp, 1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in seascape
s and shipwrecks, known as Zeekens (small seascapes).
(1614–1652). He became a master of Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1645, and like his brother Bonaventura, he specialized in dramatic shipwrecks with dark billowy clouds. In 1654 he married Catherine Buseliers. In 1659 he spent several months touring the Netherlands. He had two children, Jan Frans and Isabella.
He is also known for his travel drawings that were used by various engravers.
Seascape
A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. By a backwards development, the word has also come to mean the view of the sea itself, and be applied in planning contexts to geographical locations possessing a good view of...
s and shipwrecks, known as Zeekens (small seascapes).
Biography
Peeters was taught how to paint by his brothers Gillis Peeters (1612–1653) and Bonaventura PeetersBonaventura Peeters
Bonaventura Peeters was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in seascapes and shipwrecks, known as Zeekens .-Biography:...
(1614–1652). He became a master of Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1645, and like his brother Bonaventura, he specialized in dramatic shipwrecks with dark billowy clouds. In 1654 he married Catherine Buseliers. In 1659 he spent several months touring the Netherlands. He had two children, Jan Frans and Isabella.
He is also known for his travel drawings that were used by various engravers.