Bonaventura Peeters

Bonaventura Peeters (Antwerp, 23 July 1614–Hoboken (Antwerp), 25 July 1652) was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in seascapes and shipwrecks, known as "Zeekens" (small seascapes).Vlieghe, pp. 198–199.] Russell, "Peeters, Bonaventura, I."] This tradition developed simultaneously in Flemish painting and in Dutch Golden Age painting, with many artists, including Peeters, working in both Antwerp and in the Dutch Republic. Peeters became a master in Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1607–1608, and his earlier works are related to the tonal phase of Dutch landscape painting. Later paintings, however, reflect the stronger colors of Italianate classicism. This shift follows the general changes in artistic style at the time. Dramatic shipwrecks form a significant part of his oeuvre, as do serene ports and "portraits" of ships. Also, while many of Peeters's paintings reflect actual locations, and he may have even travelled along the coast of Scandinavia, his many views of far-away Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ports reflect a growing taste for the exotic and are probably inspired from fantasy and from prints.

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* Margarita Russell, "Peeters, Bonaventura, I," "Grove Art Online". Oxford University Press, [accessed November 11, 2007] .
* Hans Vlieghe (1998). "Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700". Pelican History of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300070381