Thursday, February 2, 2023

Willem Schellinks

Willem Schellinks (1623-1678) was a Dutch painter and engraver born into an interesting family in Amsterdam. His father was a surveyor. One brother emigrated to North America and became a whaler; another joined the Dutch East India Company and travelled to India. Schellinks seems to have sketched wherever he went. It was his good fortune to be taken on a grand European tour by a rich acquaintance in 1661-1665, and most of the work you see online originated from the journal he kept during that journey. Above, a house built into a Roman Aqueduct.

Plaza of the Duomo in Messina, Sicily

Neptune Fountain in Valletta

Milvian Bridge in Rome

Boat from Malta

Fortress in Syracusa Harbor

House of Sir Arnold Braams.

Dutch Market Scene

River Scene

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