Andries van Eertvelt

Andries van Eertvelt
Schelte a Bolswert / Anthony van Dyck, Public domain

(1590–1652) Flemish painter (1590-1652)

Andries van Eertvelt (1590–1652) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Andries van Eertvelt belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Andries van Eertvelt was born in Antwerp and died in Antwerp. Andries van Eertvelt worked in Antwerp, Genoa, and Antwerp. Wikidata associates Andries van Eertvelt with Baroque. Andries van Eertvelt became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. The students included Matthieu van Plattenberg.

One of the best-known works is ‘Ships in a storm’. The catalogue has 44 works by Andries van Eertvelt with free images. The dated works span the years 1612–1650. Works by Andries van Eertvelt are held by several collections, among them National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, Eremitaget, and Museum voor Schone Kunsten. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Nicolas Tournier, Daniël Mijtens, Christoffel van den Berghe, Luciano Borzone, and Bartholomeus van Bassen.