Simon Jacobsz. de Vlieger spent the first part of his life in Rotterdam. He married there in 1627, and was still there in 1633. In October 1634 he became a member of the guild in Delft; by 1638 he was living in Amsterdam. He later settled at Weesp, a town near Amsterdam. He painted landscapes, animals and figure subjects, but he was mainly a seascape painter. His work influenced Jan van de Cappelle and Willem van de Velde the Younger.
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Simon de Vlieger
about 1601 - 1653
Paintings by Simon de Vlieger

Boats of all shapes and sizes are working hard to navigate a stiff breeze which is whipping up the tops of the waves and flattening the sails tight against the rigging. In the middle distance, on the right, is a frigate; in the left foreground there’s a gaff-rigged transport boat or wijdschip. Bo...

Two Dutch men-of-war are lying at peace, but with their function abundantly clear: the gun ports are open and their canon protruding. Presumably this is for maintenance or as part of a drill; at anchor in a quiet estuary there would be no other reason to have guns at the ready.For Simon de Vliege...