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Simon de Vlieger

45 works

Simon de Vlieger (1601-1653) was a painter and etcher. Read more

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Painting of a calm sea with a sailing boat and rowboat at right, under towering clouds, with distant sails on the horizon.

Calm Sea

after 1640

Painting of oak trees over sleeping peasants and a dog, with a path, fenced fields, and distant river under clouds.

Sleeping Peasants near Fields (Parable of the Weeds)

1650-53

Painting of sailing boats with Dutch flags on calm, hazy water under a warm pale sky.

Ships on calm water

1661

Storm-tossed sea with a listing ship near a rocky cliff coast under dark clouds, with small figures on rocks at right.

Ship in Distress off a Rocky Coast

1645

Painting of a calm coast with a large sailing ship, moored boats beside a wooden jetty, trees and a blue sky.

Coast by the Zuyder Zee

1645

Beach scene with fishermen, beached boats, a horse cart in the shallows, and a couple on a dune under dark clouds.

Beach View

1643

Painting of a white horse drinking at a stone fountain with hunting dogs in a courtyard before an arched building.

Return of the Falconer

1637

Seascape of a sailing warship firing a salute on a calm sea, with a fishing boat and distant vessels under a cloudy sky.

Single-Master and Frigate Firing Salute on a Calm Sea

1645

Dark seascape of sailing ships and crowded boats with red flags and drifting smoke under a heavy grey sky.

De slag op het Slaak tussen de Nederlandse en Spaanse vloten in de nacht van 12 op 13 september 1631

1633

Painting of a crowded naval battle at night with sailing ships, rowing boats, flags and drifting smoke on grey water.

The Battle of the Slaak between the Dutch and Spanish Fleets on the Night of 12-13 September

1633

Painting of a white horse drinking at a stone fountain beside a ruined building with dogs and figures.

View of a Dilapidated Building with a Fountain

1637

Painting of fishermen and families on a windswept beach with fish on the sand, a dog, a horse, and boats on the sea.

Beach with Fishermen

1635

Painting of a rocky cliff with a waterfall, riders on the shore, and sailing ships on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Rocky Coast

1630

Painting of cattle watering at a river edge beside a large forest of trees, with herders and a distant hilly view.

Bosrand met beek en kudde vee

1615

Calm harbour with moored sailing boats, a large ship on the right, and clouds over flat water, painted in muted tones.

Kalm water

1652

Painting of a grounded ship on a sandbank in an estuary under stormy clouds, with a rowing boat and distant sails.

Estuary at Day's End

c. 1640/1645

Seventeenth-century beach scene with sailing ships, fishing boats, people and horses under a large cloudy sky.

View of a Beach

1646

Seascape with sailing boats, a rowing boat and figures on a wooden jetty under a cloudy sky.

Sailing boats at the shore

1650

Painting of fishing boats on a wide beach under a stormy sky, with fishermen and a town tower in the distance.

Seaside in Scheveningen with fishing boats

Painting of a stormy sea with sailing ships, churning waves, a wooden pier with figures, and a dark cloudy sky.

The storm

1631

Calm river with sailing boats beside a stone harbour gate and clock tower under a cloudy sky, painted in 1648.

The Groothoofdspoort in Dordrecht

1648

Painting of Dutch warships and fishing boats near a rock arch on a craggy coast under a stormy sky.

Dutch Men-of-War off a Craggy Coast

1637

Painting of becalmed ships on calm water beside a rocky coast under a cloudy sky, with a small rowboat in the foreground.

Ships Becalmed on a Rocky Coast

1632

Painting of Dutch sailing ships on rough seas, one firing cannon, under a cloudy sky with Dutch flags flying.

Marine with Dutch Shipping

1635

Seascape painting of a thunderstorm with lightning over choppy sea and several sailing boats, one large fishing boat in the f

Thunderstorm off the Coast

1645

Two studies of a pig

1630 - 1653

Pencil and chalk drawing of fishermen and moored sailing boats on a sandy beach beside dunes under a cloudy sky.

Fishermen Drying Nets on Scheveningen Beach

early 1630s

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded hill, winding road, and distant village with a church spire under a cloudy sky.

Panorama of Boersberg with Doorwerth Castle in the Distance

about 1640-1653

Etching of a draft horse with lowered head and tied legs, standing beside a wooden fence and grass.

Werkpaard bij een hek. Verschillende dieren (serietitel). Beesjes van de Vlieger (serietitel)

1610

Etching of a village street with carts, cattle, pigs and figures beside a well, under large trees and stone buildings.

The Approach to a Village

n.d.

Drawing of a dense woodland with tall trees and undergrowth in blue-grey tones with white highlights.

In the Hague Woods

Grey wash drawing of a town gate tower, horses and carts by the water, a wooden bridge and moored boats with masts.

Winter scene near a town gate

1645

Simon de Vlieger (1601-1653) was a painter and etcher. Simon de Vlieger was born in Rotterdam and died in Weesp. Browse 45 works by Simon de Vlieger from 21 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata