Hendrick Vroom

Hendrick Vroom, the pioneering Dutch Golden Age painter, transformed marine art from a 'birds-eye' view to a dramatic, realistic portrayal of the sea.

ABOUT

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, born in Haarlem around 1562, is widely celebrated as the founder of Dutch marine art. His early life was a true adventure, as documented by Karel van Mander in his "Schilder-boeck." Rebelling against a stepfather who wanted him to stick to pottery painting, Vroom embarked on extensive travels, visiting Spain, Italy, France, and even surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, where he narrowly escaped execution as a 'pirate' by proving his Cath…

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NOTABLE WORKS

The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies 1599 · Rijksmuseum View of the IJ from the East 1601 · Amsterdam Museum Day seven of the battle with the Armada, 7 August 1588. 1601 · Tyrolean State Museum Attack on Spanish Treasure Galleys 1602 · Government Art Collection The battle at Sluis, with Dutch and Spanish galleys, May 26th, 1603 1603 · Het Scheepvaartmuseum Ships Trading in the East 1614 · National Maritime Museum

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Influenced

Hans GoderisDutch Marinists Cornelis VerbeeckDutch Marinists Jan PorcellisDutch Marinists