Jacob Gerritsz Loef
Illustration — Ships sailing along a coast, 1670 Jacob Gerritszoon Loef (1605/1607 – 1683/1685), was a Dutch Golden Age marine painter. He was born and died in Enkhuizen and worked there and in nearby Hoorn. According to the RKD he is known for his marines and Gerrit Pompe was his pupil.
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Jacob Gerritsz Loef
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- Born
- 1607 · Enkhuizen.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Ship off the Coast · A Warship, built in 1626 by order of Louis XIII in a Dutch shipyard and Arriving at a Dutch Port under Guidance of a Dutch Ship · Dutch merchant ships in combat with Barbary pirates
- Languages
- Dutch
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Born at Enkhuizen in 1607, died in 1670.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Works named in the authority record are Ship off the Coast, A Warship, built in 1626 by order of Louis XIII in a Dutch shipyard, Arriving at a Dutch Port under Guidance of a Dutch Ship and Dutch merchant ships in combat with Barbary pirates. Work by Jacob Gerritsz Loef is recorded in the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich, Museum Catharijneconvent, Bisschoppelijk Museum Haarlem, Hermitage Museum and Rijksmuseum.
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