Andries Van Eertvelt (1590 - 1652), Ships In A Storm

Andries van Eertvelt
Flemish painter
Antwerp 1590 – 1652 Antwerp
Dutch ships in a tempest off an Italianate coastline
Oil on panel : 38,5 X 50,7 cm
Unsigned
Frame : 53,6 X 66,3 cm

Andries van Eertvelt was the very first Flemish specialist in marine paintings. He had a successful career and died a rich man.
This is an early work dating from before the end of the 1620s. It was painted in Antwerp, when van Eertvelt still worked in a late Mannerist style. The stormy weather conditions and the scary sea monster at the centre are menacing the ship of life.

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