Jan Peeters I

Johannes (or Jan) Peeters (Antwerp, 24 April 1624–Antwerp, 1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in seascapes and shipwrecks, known as Zeekens (small seascapes).^[1][2]

Biography

Peeters was taught how to paint by his brothers Gillis Peeters (1612–1653) and Bonaventura Peeters (1614–1652). He became a master of Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1645, and like his brother Bonaventura, he specialized in dramatic shipwrecks with dark billowy clouds.^[3] In 1654 he married Catherine Buseliers. In 1659 he spent several months touring the Netherlands. He had two children, Jan Frans and Isabella.

He is also known for his travel drawings that were used by various engravers.

References

1. ^ Vlieghe, pp. 198–199.
2. ^ Russell, "Peeters, Bonaventura, I."
3. ^ Johannes Peeters biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

• Hans Vlieghe (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700. Pelican History of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07038-1