Lieve Pietersz Verschuier (1627–1686) was a
Dutch Golden Age painter of maritime subjects.
Biography
He was born in
Rotterdam, and is documented in
Amsterdam in 1651, where he possibly learned to paint from
Simon de Vlieger. He traveled to Rome in 1653 as a young man with
Jan Vermeer van Utrecht and became friends with
Willem Drost and
Johann Carl Loth.
Johan vander Meer biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters.
Life
Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...
, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature On his return he settled in Rotterdam in 1667 where he remained, painting marine scenes, and Italianate landscapes.
His maritime works are valued today for their historical value illustrating the art of shipbuilding in the 17th century.
References
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1627 births
1686 deaths
Painters from Rotterdam
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Dutch marine artists