Adam Willaerts

(1577–1664) painter from the Northern Netherlands (1577-1664)

Adam Willaerts (1577–1664) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Adam Willaerts belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Adam Willaerts was born in London and died in Rotterdam. Adam Willaerts worked in Leiden, Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Utrecht. The students included Abraham Willaerts.

The best-known works include ‘The defeat of the Spanish at Gibraltar by a Dutch fleet under command of Admiral Jacob van Heemskerck, 25 April 1607’, ‘Ships off the coast’, and ‘Ships off a rocky coast’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and marine art. The catalogue has 49 works by Adam Willaerts with free images. The dated works span the years 1602–1653. Works by Adam Willaerts are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Royal Museums Greenwich, Rijksmuseum, and Instituut Collectie Nederland.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Lionello Spada, David Vinckboons, Vincenzo Carducci, Francisco Herrera d.ä., and Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen.

• The Baroque
• Allegory of the Dutch victory over the Spanish fleet at Gibraltar, 25 April 1607