Andries van eertvelt biography for kids
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Andries van eertvelt biography for kids
Andries van Eertvelt
Flemish painter (1590–1652)
Andries van Eertvelt[1] (1590–1652), was a Flemishpainter, draughtsman and engraver who was one of the first Flemish artists to specialize in marine art.
Several of his pupils also became prominent marine artists.[2]
Life
Andries van Eertvelt was born in Antwerp and baptized in the Antwerp cathedral on 25 March 1590. There is no record of the masters with whom he trained.
He was registered as a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1609.
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He married Catherine de Vlieger on 28 November 1615 in the St. Andrew's Church. The couple had two children. His wife died in 1626 or 1627.[2]
After the death of his wife he travelled together with one of his pupils, Matthieu van Plattenberg, to Italy.[3] Van Eertvelt is documented in Genoa from 1628 to 1630, where he lived with his compatriot Cornelis de Wael, who also practiced marine art, in particular the depiction of sea battles.
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