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Mar 9, 2023 · Who were the Van de Veldes? Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son, Willem the Younger, were the leading marine painters of 17th-century Europe. They had a thriving studio business in Amsterdam in the 1650s and 1660s, with an international clientele.
Alf Teichs (1904–1992) was a German screenwriter and film producer. During the Nazi era, Teichs was head of production at Terra Film. After the Second World War, Teichs set up Comedia-Film with the comedian Heinz Rühmann.
Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son, Willem van de Velde the Younger, were the most influential maritime artists of the 17th century. They were renowned for their dramatic paintings of stormscapes and nautical life, as well as their meticulously drawn depictions of ships and naval battles.
From their studio in the Queen’s House, father and son transformed marine painting in Britain. Yet their paintings only tell part of the story. Royal Museums Greenwich is home to almost 1,500 drawings by the Van de Veldes.
Born in Leiden in 1611, Willem van de Velde the Elder was the son of a skipper. It was hardly an auspicious beginning for one of the leading artists of the day: we have no evidence that Willem van de Velde the Elder received any encouragement to become an artist.
Mar 6, 2023 · This father and son, who shared the name Willem van de Velde and the trade of artist, would together set the standard for British maritime painting, inspiring followers who are now much better-known – not least the man many regard as the greatest of all maritime painters: J M W Turner.
Dutch Ships in a Calm Sea is a 1665 oil-on-canvas painting by Dutch marine artist Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633–1707). The son of Willem van de Velde the Elder, who also specialized in marine art, he was first instructed by his father and later by Simon de Vlieger. [1]