Pieter Casteels II or Pieter Casteels the Younger (''fl.'' 1673–before 30 March 1701) was a Flemish painter mainly known for his imaginary Italianate landscapes and views of harbours.Peter Casteels (II)
at the

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Life

Information about Pieter Casteels II is scarce. He was registered as a master of the Antwerp

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in 1673–1674.Angel Miguel Navarro, ''Flemish and Dutch Masters (from the XVIth to the XVIIIth Century at the National Museum of Fine Arts'', Asociación Amigos del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2001, p. 32 He married Elisabeth Bosschaert and their son

Pieter Casteels III Pieter Casteels III (1684–1749) was a Flemish people, Flemish painter and engraving, engraver mainly known for his flower pieces, game pieces and bird scenes. Pieter Casteels II is known for his landscape paintings. Most of these paintings are imaginary views of harbours in an Italianate style. They are typically populated with many figures and often feature fantastic high-rise buildings.Musée du Louvre, Alain Roy (maître-assistant.), ''Le XVIIe .e. Dix-septièmesiècle flamand au Louvre: histoire des collections: catalogue'', Éditions des Musées nationaux, 1977, p. 16 He also painted a number of realistic landscapes including views of Paris and Antwerp. Some

history painting History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and B ...

s are also attributed to him. His work is kept in the collections of museums such as the

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, the Statens Museum for Kunst, the

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, the

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and the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'archéologie de Besançon.''Tableaux flamands et hollandais du Musée des beaux-arts de Quimper'', Quimper (France). Musée des beaux-arts Institut Néerlandais, 1987, p. 82

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casteels, Pieter II Flemish landscape painters 17th-century Flemish painters Flemish Baroque painters Painters from Antwerp