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Jan van de Velde II

56 works

Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Read more

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Night scene engraving of men beside cannons firing smoke, with a wagon, barrel, dog and starry sky, from The Four Elements.

Fire, plate four from The Four Elements

1622

Etched landscape of a pond with trees, a sailboat, a small chapel at right and a distant church tower.

Landscapes: A Little Chapel by a Pond

1615-52

Engraving of Death, a skeleton, standing behind a seated woman while another woman holds a wine glass at a table.

Death Taking a Couple by Surprise

1593

Engraving of a man in a tall hat and a woman in a ruff collar standing beside an arched stone wall and balustrade.

Two Figures in Costume

1593

Etching of a nude witch stirring a cauldron at night beside a goat, surrounded by demons, a fire, and a skull.

The Witch (Night Piece)

1626

Engraving of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem with a procession of cloaked figures and a long row of market stalls.

The Church of St Bavo in Haarlem

1628

Etching of skaters on a frozen canal with a stone gateway, bridge, bare trees and windmills under a cloudy sky.

Winter Landscape, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etched landscape with two hunters and dogs, horse-drawn hay-carts, and a tall leaning tree beside seated figures.

Landscape with Hunters and Hay-Carts, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a river landscape with a sailboat, trees, a small roadside chapel at right, and a distant church tower.

A Little Chapel by a Pond, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etched landscape of a farmhouse with pigs, two peddlers with bundles, a bent tree, and a distant church spire.

Landscape with Pigs and Two Peddlers, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a river landscape with a smoking lime-kiln, sailboats, a windswept tree, and walking figures under stormy clouds.

Lime-Kiln in Stormy Weather, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Aged cream paper sheet with foxing spots at top, lower portion covered by a gray overlay; no artwork visible.

The ‘Spaernwouder’ or ‘Amsterdamsche Poort’ at Haarlem, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a ferry with a horse-drawn cart crossing a river near an arched stone bridge, a tower, and billowing trees.

Ferry in Front of a Stone Bridge

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a rural landscape with hunters, a farmhouse, a tree, birds in the sky, and a distant town with a church spire.

Air (with a view of Haarlem), from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of a waterside market with figures, baskets, boats and rising smoke, from Jan van de Velde II's Fire, 1622.

Fire, from The Four Elements

1622

Etching of a crowded shoreline with fishermen, baskets of fish, a ruined tower and a boat, labelled AQVA.

Water, from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of a crowded rural market with figures, baskets of produce, a horse, a large tree and brick buildings.

Earth, from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen river, bare willows, cottages and a church tower.

January, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a canal town with a stone bridge, a conical-roofed tower, bare trees, and villagers around a bonfire.

February, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural March landscape with a plough team, windmill, cottage, and figures resting under a large tree.

March, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural April landscape with a ruined brick arch, a bridge, farmers in a field, and a distant church spire.

April, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a carriage with canopy by a gothic gateway, travelers and dogs on a road, with trees and a lake beyond.

May, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural June landscape with a reclining shepherd, sheep, stacked barrels by a stone wall, and a twisted tree.

June, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of harvest-time peasants resting in a field beside haystacks, with a large tree and rolling cloudy sky.

July, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of an August harvest landscape with reapers in a wheat field, a hay cart on a road, and a distant city skyline.

August, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural September landscape with farmhouses, a hedged path, seated figures, grazing sheep, and a man carrying a lo

September, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of an autumn countryside with a watermill, an ox cart loaded with barrels, figures on a road, and birds in the sky.

October, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a Dutch-style village with a windmill, herded pigs, a boat on a canal and billowing clouds, labeled November.

November, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a winter canal with skaters on ice, a three-arched stone bridge, moored boats and houses under a pale sky.

December, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Engraving of a night street scene with a lantern, children and figures in hats gathered at a lit doorway beneath a cloudy sky

Shrove Tuesday

1616/40

Engraving of a winter scene with skaters and a horse-drawn sledge on a frozen canal beside a brick tower.

January

1593

Engraved winter scene of a sailing boat in rough sea beside a walled town, with bare trees and figures on the shore.

February

1593

Jan van de Velde II (1593-1641) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Jan van de Velde II was born in Rotterdam and died in Enkhuizen. Browse 56 works by Jan van de Velde II from 5 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata