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Artists›Simon de Vlieger

Simon de Vlieger

1600⚠–1653

WA-00046666

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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WikidataQ1093129

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Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
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Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/40884
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About

Why this artist matters now

Simon de Vlieger was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and designer of tapestries, etchings, stained glass windows. While he is mainly known for his marine paintings, he also painted beach scenes, landscapes and genre scenes.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 13d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (9)

River Scene with Boats

1650 · Pen and brown ink; framing lines in pen and brown ink

sheet: 4 3/16 x 7 1/2 in. (10.6 x 19.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Calm Sea

1642 · oil paint

14 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (37.5 x 44.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Estuary at Day's End

1640 · oil on panel

overall: 36.8 x 58.4 cm (14 1/2 x 23 in.) framed: 50.2 x 72.4 x 6.7 cm (19 3/4 x 28 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Toegangsweg van een stad

1610 · etching on paper

height: 184 cm, width: 280 cm

Rijksmuseum

Beesjes van de Vlieger

1610 · drypoint on paper

height: 135 cm, width: 150 cm

Rijksmuseum

Verschillende dieren

1610 · drypoint on paper

width: 158 cm, height: 132 cm

Rijksmuseum

De herberg in een ruïne

1610 · etching on paper

height: 190 cm, width: 285 cm

Rijksmuseum

In the Hague Woods

1600 · black chalk

overall: 42.4 x 56 cm (16 11/16 x 22 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Study of a Blasted Tree Trunk and Branches

1600 · Black chalk, brown wash, heightened with yellowish white chalk. Framing line in pen and black ink

sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

9 published of 43 catalogued · 43 with image

Rijksmuseum
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The Met
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Nga
2 published2 img
+ 2 more sources · 34 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

16 entries · 2 sources

A Calm Sea
1642 · Met · 5 prov
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In the Hague Woods
1600 · Nga · 4 prov
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River Scene with Boats
1650 · Met · 3 prov
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Toegangsweg van een stad
1610 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Beesjes van de Vlieger
1610 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Verschillende dieren
1610 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
De herberg in een ruïne
1610 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

15 assets

Landschap met bomen rond een schuur (1610 - 1653)

Rijksmuseum

Seascape with Several Vessels (1610 - 1653)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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