Hercules Segers

(1589–1638) Dutch painter and engraver (c.1589-c.1638)

Hercules Segers (1589–1638) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Hercules Segers belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Hercules Segers was born in Haarlem and died in The Hague. Hercules Segers studied under Gillis van Coninxloo. Hercules Segers worked in Amsterdam, Leiden, Haarlem, and Amsterdam. Wikidata associates Hercules Segers with Baroque. Hercules Segers became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.

The best-known works include ‘River Valley’ and ‘River Valley’. The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting, marine art, and still life. The catalogue has 20 works by Hercules Segers with free images. The dated works span the years 1612–1650. Works by Hercules Segers are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Gemäldegalerie, and Rosenwald Collection.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alessandro Varotari, Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, Claude Déruet, George Jamesone, and Johannes Torrentius.

• The Baroque
• River Valley