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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Willem van Diest lived and worked at The Hague. He is first mentioned in the records of the Guild of St Luke in 1639 as 'Meester Willem, scheepschilder' (Master Willem, painter of ships). No extant paintings predate 1641. Most of these works show inland waterways in a brisk breeze, sometimes in stormy weather. They are executed in the tone-in-tone technique developed by Simon de Vlieger, whose influence is also apparent in the calm seas portrayed by Van Diest from about 1649 on. He also painted shore views with fishermen, which show the influence of Jan van Goyen, who was working in The Hague at that time. | Subjects: | marine (shipping) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Diest, Willem van (Dutch painter, 1610-1673) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9183... | Go to resource |
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