Jan Peeters the Elder or Johannes Peeters (24 April 1624 – 1677) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He is known for his

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s 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.Hans Vlieghe (1998).
Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585–1700
'. Pelican History of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. , pp. 198–199.Margarita Russell. "Peeters, Bonaventura, I." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online.

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Life

Peeters was born in

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as the son of Cornelis Peeters and Catharina van Eelen. He was the brother of the painters Gillis, Bonaventura I and

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. 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. He was active in Hoboken near Antwerp from 1645 to 1654, likely working in his brother Bonaventura's workshop. In 1654 he married Catherine Buseliers and moved back to Antwerp. The couple had two children, Johannes Franciscus and Isabella. Jan Peeters (I)
at the

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Johannes Franciscus became a painter about whom very little is known with certainty. In 1659 Jan Peeters spent six months in the

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drawing panoramas of several towns and harbours. These were later engraved by

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.About Jan Peeters I
at Jean Moust Because of his many drawings of distant locations he is believed to have travelled throughout France, Italy,

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, Cairo and Jerusalem. 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. He was the teacher of Adriaen van Bloemen. He died in

Work

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. 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. He also painted city views as well as some portraits. It is likely that the landscapes with fantastic architecture and figures in the collection of the

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attributed to him are in fact the work by the Flemish architectural painter

Jacob Balthasar Peeters Jacob Balthasar Peeters, also known as Jacob Peeters or Jacobus Peeters (1660-61 – after 1721) was a Flemish painter who specialized in architectural paintings depicting imaginary Renaissance and Baroque palaces populated with elegant figures ...

. Jan Peeters is further known for his topographical drawings of various locations that were used as designs by different engravers.

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engraved in 1651 a set of six plates of ports etched by Hollar after various artists after drawings by Peeters and other artists. The Flemish engraver

etched the 14 plates for a

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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). Bouttats also used drawings by Jan Peeters (I) for the 1674 publication ' (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.''Winschoten'' from the Series Thooneel der steden ende sterckten van 't Vereenigt Nederlandt met d'aengrensende plaetsen "
at the

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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 ' This was a series of maps and views of locations in Southern Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East.Print from the 'Description des principales villes''
at the Rijksmuseum

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peeters, Jan Flemish Baroque painters Flemish marine artists Painters from Antwerp 1624 births 1677 deaths