| LC control no. | no2020074129 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Peeters, Bonaventura, the Elder, 1614-1652 |
| Variant(s) | Peeters, Bonaventura, I, 1614-1652 Peeters, Bonaventura, 1614-1652 Peters, Aventura, 1614-1652 Peters, B., 1614-1652 Pieters, B., 1614-1652 Peeters, B., 1614-1652 Petres, B., 1614-1652 Peters, B. v., 1614-1652 Peeters, Banaventure, 1614-1652 Peters, of Antwerp, 1614-1652 |
| See also | Student: Peeters, Jan, 1624-1678 |
| Biography/History note | Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614-1652) was a Flemish painter and printmaker. He was a prominent member of a family of artists, including his two brothers Gillis and Jan, his sister Catharina, and his nephew, Bonaventura, the younger, several of whom he taught or with whom he shared studio space. He was a marine painter, best known for scenes of storms and shipwrecks, as well as views of Mediterranean ports wholly imagined or based on prints or drawings produced by his brother Jan during his travels. |
| Associated country | Belgium |
| Located | Flanders |
| Birth date | 1614 |
| Death date | 1652-07-25 |
| Place of birth | Antwerp (Belgium) |
| Place of death | Hoboken (Belgium) |
| Field of activity | Art Marine painting Artists' studios |
| Affiliation | Guild of Saint Luke |
| Profession or occupation | Artists Marine painters Art teachers |
| Special note | Data contributed by the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Found in | HMZA 00192 (online via vHMML), viewed on June 18, 2020 (Bataille navale, identified as by Peeters Bonaventura I) <https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/3113> Wikipedia (online), viewed on June 18, 2020: Bonaventura Peeters the Elder ("Bonaventura Peeters (I) or Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (23 July 1614 - 25 July 1652) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and etcher"; marine artist; born in Antwerp; a master in Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke in 1634; moved in 1641 to Hoboken (Antwerp) and lived/worked in studio with pupils Catharina and Jan Peeters (I); did many views of Mediterranean ports, largely from prints or work from his brother Jan's travels) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventura_Peeters_the_Elder> Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (online via the National Gallery), viewed on June 18, 2020 (1614-1652, born and worked in Antwerp, later moved to Hoboken; shared studio with his elder brother Gillis) <https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/bonaventura-peeters-the-elder> VIAF (online), viewed on June 18, 2020 (Peeters, Bonaventura, I (Flemish painter and printmaker, 1614-1652); variants = Aventura Peters; B Pieters; B. Peeters; B. Peters; B. Petersen; B. Petres; B. Pieters; B. V. Peeters; Banaventure Peeters) <https://viaf.org/viaf/86927343> Bonaventura Peeters I (online via Art UK), viewed on June 18, 2020 (baptized in Antwerp on July 23, 1614, died in Hoboken, now a district in Antwerp, on July 25, 1652; marine painter best known for storm and shipwreck scenes, but also imaginary views of Mediterranean ports) <https://www.artuk.org/discover/artists/peeters-i-bonaventura-16141652> Peeters, Bonaventura, the elder (online via Oxford reference), viewed on June 18, 2020 ("came from a family of artists which included his two brothers Gillis and Jan, his sister Catharina, and his nephew Bonaventura the younger"; in 1634 joined guild of S. Luke in Antwerp) <https://www-oxfordreference-com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198662037.001.0001/acref-9780198662037-e-2004> |
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