Jacob Adriaenz Bellevois

ROTTERDAM 1621 | ROTTERDAM 1676

A YACHT AND A BARGE IN COASTAL WATERS

Edition: Unique

Era: 17th century

Year: Between 1621 - 1676

Technique: Oil on canvas

Signature: No

Country of origin: Netherlands

Appraised: Yes

Provenance: Klaas Muller, Eksaarde, 2021

Sold with frame: Yes

Height: 67cm (excl. frame)

Width: 51,5cm (excl. frame)

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Jacob Bellevois (circa 1621 – 1676) was a Dutch marine painter best known for his atmospheric seascapes during the Dutch Golden Age of painting.

He was born in Rotterdam and spent much of his life working there, in Gouda and in Hamburg.

Bellevois was born in Rotterdam and was active there for much of his career. Rotterdam, being an important port city, was an ideal place for a marine painter.

He also worked in Gouda (where he married in 1643) and Hamburg for a time during the 1660s, but returned to Rotterdam before his death.

Bellevois had a preference for serene marine scenes — calm waters, ships at rest or slowly drifting, and soft, cloudy skies.

His work does not focus on naval battles or dramatic storms like some of his contemporaries, but rather evokes a peaceful, almost poetic maritime atmosphere.

His style shows a clear influence from Simon de Vlieger, one of the most important innovators of marine art. Bellevois likely knew his work well — he owned at least 12 paintings by De Vlieger.

The influence is visible in his attention to light, sky, and water, and in the structured but poetic composition of his scenes.

Jacob Bellevois is one of the few marine painters who occasionally painted in portrait format.