Esaias van de Velde

Years of life:	1591 – 1630
Artist's Teachers:	Gillis van Coninxloo
Artist's students:	Jan van Goyen, Pieter van Laer, Jan Martszen de Jonge, Pieter de Molyn, Pieter de Neyn, Anthony van de Velde
Art Movement:	Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Painting School:	Dutch School, Haarlem School, Haarlem Guild of St. Luke

Genre:	Landscape , Genre scenes
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII

His soft, monochromatic landscapes (often in winter) are very natural, unstagey, they convey well the sense of open space and atmosphere. He created a lot of etchings and drafts.

Esaias van de Velde’s major works are Winter Games on the Town Moat, c. 1618 (Munich: Alte Pinakothek);A Winter Landscape, 1623 (London: National Gallery); Villagers Skating on a Frozen Pond, 1625 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

The Robbery

1616

The Robbery • 1616
Winter scene with skaters

1615

Winter scene with skaters • 1615
The meeting between Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III. After the defeat at the Battle of Issus

1630

The meeting between Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III. After the defeat at the Battle of Issus • 1630
View of Zierikzee

1618

View of Zierikzee • 1618
Elegant company dining in the open air

1615

Elegant company dining in the open air • 1615
Mountainous landscape with traveller

1620

Mountainous landscape with traveller • 1620
The Joy of Ice on a Frozen Canal near a Walled Town

1618

The Joy of Ice on a Frozen Canal near a Walled Town • 1618
Winter Landscape with Farmhouse

1624

Winter Landscape with Farmhouse • 1624
The garden party

1619

The garden party • 1619
Battle scene in an open landscape

1614

Battle scene in an open landscape • 1614
Merry company banqueting on a terrace

1615

Merry company banqueting on a terrace • 1615
Ferry Boat

1622

Ferry Boat • 1622
Winter Landscape

1623

old

Winter Landscape • 1623
Lazarus at the Rich Man's Door

17th century

Lazarus at the Rich Man's Door • 17th century
Landscape with rider

1625

Landscape with rider • 1625
Cottages and Frozen River

1629

Cottages and Frozen River • 1629
Cottages and Frozen River

1629

Cottages and Frozen River • 1629
The Robbery

1616

The Robbery • 1616
Dune landscape

1629

Dune landscape • 1629
Skaters on a Canal with a Pathway alongside

1620s

Skaters on a Canal with a Pathway alongside • 1620s
The meeting of Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III. after the defeat at the Battle of Issus.

1630

The meeting of Alexander the Great with the family of Darius III. after the defeat at the Battle of Issus. • 1630
Sand yacht race in the presence of Prince Maurice of Nassau on the beach of Scheveningen

1608

Sand yacht race in the presence of Prince Maurice of Nassau on the beach of Scheveningen • 1608
A landscape with travellers crossing a bridge before a small dwelling, horsemen in the foreground

1622

A landscape with travellers crossing a bridge before a small dwelling, horsemen in the foreground • 1622
The Cattle Ferry

1622

The Cattle Ferry • 1622
Nocturnal Fight

1623

Nocturnal Fight • 1623
View of Haarlem with a Ship's Wharf

between 1602 and 1630

View of Haarlem with a Ship's Wharf • between 1602 and 1630
Ice amusement on the moat

1618

Ice amusement on the moat • 1618
Merry Company in a Park

1614

Merry Company in a Park • 1614
Mountainous landscape with traveller

1620

Mountainous landscape with traveller • 1620
The Robbery

1616

The Robbery • 1616
Winter Landscape with Farmhouse

1624

Winter Landscape with Farmhouse • 1624
Courtly Procession before Abstpoel Castle

1619

Courtly Procession before Abstpoel Castle • 1619
A Winter Landscape

1623

A Winter Landscape • 1623
The ferry

1622

The ferry • 1622
Rocky Landscape with Travelers on a Path

1623

Rocky Landscape with Travelers on a Path • 1623
The Whale Beached between Scheveningen and Katwijk, with Elegant Sightseers

1617

The Whale Beached between Scheveningen and Katwijk, with Elegant Sightseers • 1617
Two Horsemen on a Path

1623

Two Horsemen on a Path • 1623
Interior with a Company

between 1622 and 1624

Interior with a Company • between 1622 and 1624
Hall with the parable of poor Lazarus and the rich man

1624

Hall with the parable of poor Lazarus and the rich man • 1624
Allegory of religious division, mocks painting with chariot pulled by horses on both sides

between 1620 and 1630

Allegory of religious division, mocks painting with chariot pulled by horses on both sides • between 1620 and 1630
Cottages and Frozen River

1629

Cottages and Frozen River • 1629
Distinguished company, dining in the open air

1615

Distinguished company, dining in the open air • 1615
A Hunting Party Halting by an Ancient Fountain, a Landscape with a Rainstorm Beyond

about 1614-1619

A Hunting Party Halting by an Ancient Fountain, a Landscape with a Rainstorm Beyond • about 1614-1619
Farm on a canal near Haarlem

between 1615 and 1680

Farm on a canal near Haarlem • between 1615 and 1680
Landscape with a Meadow and a Village Church

1615

Landscape with a Meadow and a Village Church • 1615
Coastal Village

1627

Coastal Village • 1627
Landscape with an Inn

1629

Landscape with an Inn • 1629
Robbery on a travel cab

1626

Robbery on a travel cab • 1626
Skaters on the ice at a mill near Penningsveer

between 1615 and 1616

Skaters on the ice at a mill near Penningsveer • between 1615 and 1616
Triktrak players in the garden of a castle

1630

Triktrak players in the garden of a castle • 1630
Landscape with a Group of Trees by a River

1620

Landscape with a Group of Trees by a River • 1620
Peasants Lunching in Open Air

Peasants Lunching in Open Air