Jan Peeters the Elder or Johannes Peeters (24 April 1624 – 1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He is known for his seascapes often depicting stormy seas and shipwrecks as well as for his topographical drawings, many of which were engraved by contemporary printmakers and published by the Antwerp printers.[1][2]
Peeters was born in Antwerp as the son of Cornelis Peeters and Catharina van Eelen. He was the brother of the painters Gillis, Bonaventura I and Catharina. He studied with his brothers Bonaventura and Gillis as well as Joannes Boots. He became a master of Antwerp's Guild of St. Luke in 1645.[3]
Stormy sea
He was active in Hoboken near Antwerp from 1645 to 1654, likely working in his brother Bonaventura's workshop.[2] In 1654 he married Catherine Buseliers and moved back to Antwerp. The couple had two children, Johannes Franciscus and Isabella.[3] Johannes Franciscus became a painter about whom very little is known with certainty.[4]
In 1659 Jan Peeters spent six months in the Dutch Republic drawing panoramas of several towns and harbours. These were later engraved by Gaspar Bouttats.[5] Because of his many drawings of distant locations he is believed to have travelled throughout France, Italy, Libya, Cairo and Jerusalem.[3] However, it is equally possible that for some of these drawings he relied on designs of other artists, such as his nephew Bonaventura II who was reportedly a merchant sailor as well as an artist.
Jan's brother Bonaventura was a master in the painting of dramatic shipwrecks with dark billowy clouds. Jan was trained by his brother and painted marine subjects in a style similar to that of his brother without reaching, however, the same level of painterly excellence.[2][6] His subjects ranged from domestic marine scenes to Mediterranean settings. Some paintings represent naval battles and naval attacks on fortresses. He painted rough seas with shipwrecks and ships sailing in calm waters. He was good at representing atmospheric conditions, especially of clouds.[5] He also painted city views as well as some portraits.[3] It is likely that the landscapes with fantastic architecture and figures in the collection of the Hermitage Museum attributed to him are in fact the work by the Flemish architectural painter Jacob Balthasar Peeters.[7]
Ships and a galley wrecked on a rocky coast
Jan Peeters is further known for his topographical drawings of various locations that were used as designs by different engravers. Wenceslaus Hollar engraved in 1651 a set of six plates of ports etched by Hollar after various artists after drawings by Peeters and other artists.[8] The Flemish engraver Gaspar Bouttats etched the 14 plates for a folio volume of city views of Jerusalem and the surrounding areas published in 1672 by the publisher Jacobus Peeters under the title Views from Arabia, Judea, Chaldea, Syria, Jerusalem, Antiochia, Aleppo, Mecca etc. after drawings by Jan Peeters (I).[9]
View of Mâcon Seen from the East
Bouttats also used drawings by Jan Peeters (I) for the 1674 publication Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van t'Vereenight Nederlandt met d'aengrensende Plaetsen soo in Brabandt Vlaenderen als anden Rhijn en elders verovert door de Waepenen der Groot-moghende Heeren Staeten onder het gheley vande seer Edele Hooghghebore Princen va Oranien (Scene of the Cities and the Forts of the United Netherlands with the Neighbouring Places like Brabant, Flanders and on the Rhine and Conquered Elsewhere by the Weapons of the Great and Mighty Sovereign States under the Leadership of the Very Noble Prince of Orange). This publication contained views of the major cities and forts in the Dutch Republic, Flanders and along the Rhine.[10]
View of a port
Drawings by Jan Peeters were the basis for some of the prints engraved by Gaspar Bouttats and Lucas Vorsterman II for the publication by Jacob Peeters in Antwerp of several sets of prints issued under the title Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise du cote oriental, comme aussi des villes et fortresses de la Moree et quelques places de la Grece et es isles principales de l'Archipel et fortresses dícelles et en suittes quelques places renommées de la Terre Saincte, et autres dessous la domination Ottomane vers le Midij et l'Orient, et quelques principales villes en Perse et le regne du Grand Mogol le tout en Abrege. This was a series of maps and views of locations in Southern Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East.[11]
Referencesedit
^Hans Vlieghe (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585–1700. Pelican History of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN0-300-07038-1, pp. 198–199.
^ abcMargarita Russell. "Peeters, Bonaventura, I." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 16 October 2014
^Series of six plates of ports etched by Hollar after various artists at the British Museum website
^Views from Arabia, Judea, Chaldea, Syria, Jerusalem, Antiochia, Aleppo, Mecca etc. at the British Museum website
^Winschoten from the Series Thooneel der steden ende sterckten van 't Vereenigt Nederlandt met d'aengrensende plaetsen " at the British Museum website
^Print from the 'Description des principales villes at the Rijksmuseum
External linksedit
Media related to Jan Peeters (I) at Wikimedia Commons
May 02, 2024
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Jan Peeters the Elder or Johannes Peeters 24 April 1624 1677 was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman He is known for his seascapes often depicting stormy seas and shipwrecks as well as for his topographical drawings many of which were engraved by contemporary printmakers and published by the Antwerp printers 1 2 Portrait of Jan Peeters 1662 Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 External linksLife editPeeters was born in Antwerp as the son of Cornelis Peeters and Catharina van Eelen He was the brother of the painters Gillis Bonaventura I and Catharina He studied with his brothers Bonaventura and Gillis as well as Joannes Boots He became a master of Antwerp s Guild of St Luke in 1645 3 nbsp Stormy sea He was active in Hoboken near Antwerp from 1645 to 1654 likely working in his brother Bonaventura s workshop 2 In 1654 he married Catherine Buseliers and moved back to Antwerp The couple had two children Johannes Franciscus and Isabella 3 Johannes Franciscus became a painter about whom very little is known with certainty 4 In 1659 Jan Peeters spent six months in the Dutch Republic drawing panoramas of several towns and harbours These were later engraved by Gaspar Bouttats 5 Because of his many drawings of distant locations he is believed to have travelled throughout France Italy Libya Cairo and Jerusalem 3 However it is equally possible that for some of these drawings he relied on designs of other artists such as his nephew Bonaventura II who was reportedly a merchant sailor as well as an artist nbsp The frozen Scheldt in Antwerp He was the teacher of Adriaen van Bloemen He died in Antwerp 3 Work editJan s brother Bonaventura was a master in the painting of dramatic shipwrecks with dark billowy clouds Jan was trained by his brother and painted marine subjects in a style similar to that of his brother without reaching however the same level of painterly excellence 2 6 His subjects ranged from domestic marine scenes to Mediterranean settings Some paintings represent naval battles and naval attacks on fortresses He painted rough seas with shipwrecks and ships sailing in calm waters He was good at representing atmospheric conditions especially of clouds 5 He also painted city views as well as some portraits 3 It is likely that the landscapes with fantastic architecture and figures in the collection of the Hermitage Museum attributed to him are in fact the work by the Flemish architectural painter Jacob Balthasar Peeters 7 nbsp Ships and a galley wrecked on a rocky coast Jan Peeters is further known for his topographical drawings of various locations that were used as designs by different engravers Wenceslaus Hollar engraved in 1651 a set of six plates of ports etched by Hollar after various artists after drawings by Peeters and other artists 8 The Flemish engraver Gaspar Bouttats etched the 14 plates for a folio volume of city views of Jerusalem and the surrounding areas published in 1672 by the publisher Jacobus Peeters under the title Views from Arabia Judea Chaldea Syria Jerusalem Antiochia Aleppo Mecca etc after drawings by Jan Peeters I 9 nbsp View of Macon Seen from the East Bouttats also used drawings by Jan Peeters I for the 1674 publication Thooneel der Steden ende Sterckten van t Vereenight Nederlandt met d aengrensende Plaetsen soo in Brabandt Vlaenderen als anden Rhijn en elders verovert door de Waepenen der Groot moghende Heeren Staeten onder het gheley vande seer Edele Hooghghebore Princen va Oranien Scene of the Cities and the Forts of the United Netherlands with the Neighbouring Places like Brabant Flanders and on the Rhine and Conquered Elsewhere by the Weapons of the Great and Mighty Sovereign States under the Leadership of the Very Noble Prince of Orange This publication contained views of the major cities and forts in the Dutch Republic Flanders and along the Rhine 10 nbsp View of a port Drawings by Jan Peeters were the basis for some of the prints engraved by Gaspar Bouttats and Lucas Vorsterman II for the publication by Jacob Peeters in Antwerp of several sets of prints issued under the title Description des principales villes havres et isles du golfe de Venise du cote oriental comme aussi des villes et fortresses de la Moree et quelques places de la Grece et es isles principales de l Archipel et fortresses dicelles et en suittes quelques places renommees de la Terre Saincte et autres dessous la domination Ottomane vers le Midij et l Orient et quelques principales villes en Perse et le regne du Grand Mogol le tout en Abrege This was a series of maps and views of locations in Southern Europe Northern Africa and the Middle East 11 References edit Hans Vlieghe 1998 Flemish Art and Architecture 1585 1700 Pelican History of Art New Haven Yale University Press ISBN 0 300 07038 1 pp 198 199 a b c Margarita Russell Peeters Bonaventura I Grove Art Online Oxford Art Online Oxford University Press Web 16 October 2014 a b c d e Jan Peeters I at the Netherlands Institute for Art History in Dutch Johannes Franciscus Peeters at the Netherlands Institute for Art History in Dutch a b About Jan Peeters I at Jean Moust Johannes Peeters biography in Arnold Houbraken De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen 1718 in Dutch Jan Peeters Architectural Landscape at the Hermitage Museum Series of six plates of ports etched by Hollar after various artists at the British Museum website Views from Arabia Judea Chaldea Syria Jerusalem Antiochia Aleppo Mecca etc at the British Museum website Winschoten from the Series Thooneel der steden ende sterckten van t Vereenigt Nederlandt met d aengrensende plaetsen at the British Museum website Print from the Description des principales villesat the RijksmuseumExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Jan Peeters I at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Peeters I amp oldid 1214854891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
