Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom (c. 1562 – 1640)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

• Vroom was born in Haarlem. 

• Vroom recorded important engagements of the Dutch and English fleets in his oil paintings, giving a detailed portrayal of ships. 

• Most of the pieces described by Van Mander are lost, and his greatest commissions were obtained after Van Mander's death.

• Vroom's large and decorative battles, ceremonial scenes and beach views introduced novel compositional devices to be taken up by younger Dutch marinists. 

• The Haarlem marine painters Hans Goderis, Cornelis Verbeeck and Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen were all directly influenced by him. 

• He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke and his pupils included Aert Anthonisz, Nicolaes de Kemp, Jan Porcellis, and his sons Cornelis Hendriksz Vroom and Frederik Hendricksz Vroom.

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