Adam Willaerts (1577 – 1664)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• Willaerts (occasionally Willarts, Willers) was born in London to Flemish parents who had fled from Antwerp for religious reasons.
• By 1585 the family lived in Leiden.
• From 1597 until his death, Adam lived and worked in Utrecht.
• He became a member of the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke in 1611 and subsequently became its dean in 1620.
• His sons Cornelis, Abraham, and Isaac followed in his footsteps.
• He was known as a painter of river and canal pieces, coastal landscapes, fish-markets, processions, and genre scenes.
• He also painted villages and marine battle scenes. 
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