Lieve Pietersz Verschuier (1627-1686) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of maritime subjects.

Biography

He was born in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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, and is documented in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 in 1651, where he possibly learned to paint from Simon de Vlieger

Simon de Vlieger

Simon de Vlieger was a Dutch designer, draughtsman, and painter, most famous for his marine paintings.-Life:...

. He traveled to Rome in 1653 as a young man with Jan Vermeer van Utrecht

Jan Vermeer van Utrecht

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 and became friends with Willem Drost

Willem Drost

Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits who died young.-Biography:...

 and Johann Carl Loth

Johann Carl Loth

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.. On his return he settled in Rotterdam in 1667 where he remained, painting marine scenes, and Italianate landscapes.

His maritime works are valued today for their historical value illustrating the art of shipbuilding in the 17th century.