Jan Porcellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1580/1584 |
| Died | January 29, 1632 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Marine art |
Jan Porcellis (1580/84 Ghent – 29 January 1632 Zoeterwoude)[1] was a Dutch marine artist in the seventeenth century. His works initiated a "decisive transition from early realism to the tonal phase", fostering a new style and subject in marine painting by focusing on overcast skies and rough waters, a radical break from maritime art's previous focus on the grandeur of ships in historical settings.[2][3] This style of greater simplicity surrounding maritime art, with the majority of the canvas displaying sea and sky, set the grounds for later works in this genre.
- ^ Jan Porcellis at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
- ^ Slive, Seymour (1995). Dutch Painting: 1600 - 1800. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-07451-2.
- ^ Slive, p. 216