Jan’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Star of the Magi
Jan van de Velde II Dutch, c. 1593-1641

Air, plate two from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c.1593-1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Fire, plate four from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c.1593-1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Earth, plate one from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c.1593-1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Robbers Attacking a Coach
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c.1593-1641) after Esias van de Velde (Dutch, c. 1587-1630)

Dilapidated Hut, Plate 4 from Landscapes
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593-1641) after Pieter de Molijn (Dutch, 1595-1661)

Water, plate three from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c.1593-1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Travellers in Front of the Minerva Medica Temple in Rome
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593-1641) after Pieter de Molijn (Dutch, 1595-1661)

Herd of Cattle at a Ford Near a Watermill
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593-1641) after Pieter de Molijn (Dutch, 1595-1661)

Landscape with a Round Tower
Jan van de Velde II Dutch, c. 1593-1641

Canal with Bridge and Houses
After Jan van de Velde, I (Dutch, c. 1568-1623) or after Esaias van de Velde, I (Dutch, 1587-1630) or Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-1672)

Air (with a view of Haarlem), from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Fire, from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Water, from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

Earth, from The Four Elements
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/92-1624)

January, from The Twelve Months of the Year
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, c. 1591–1624)

February, from The Twelve Months of the Year
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, c. 1591–1624)

March, from The Twelve Months of the Year
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, c. 1593–1641) after Willem Buytewech (Dutch, c. 1591–1624)