Cornelis de Wael

1592–1667 · Baroque

Cornelis de Wael was a Flemish painter, engraver and merchant who was primarily active in Genoa in Italy. He is known for his genre paintings, battle scenes, history paintings and still lifes. Through his art work, support for Flemish painters working in Italy and role as an art dealer, he played an important role in the artistic exchange between Italy and Flanders in the first half of the 17th century. His work also had an influence on local painters such as Alessandro Magnasco, particularly through his scenes of despair and irony.

32 paintings

Italian Pauperism (1640)
Landscape with wayfarers and fishermen (1650)
Courtyard scene with soldiers returning from battle (1650)
Cavalry engagement (1650)
Landscape with ladies descending from a carriage before a tavern, together with figures merrymaking and dancing (1650)
A naval battle between Christian and Turkish ships (1650)
A naval battle (1650)
Mediterranean coastal landscape with a embarking galley and ships lying in the roads (1650)
Sea battle between the Spanish and the Duchy of Savoy (1650)
The Battle of Lepanto (1650)
An Italian Marketplace with an Itinerant Toothdrawer at Work
Ladies and Gentlemen Feasting around a Table
Coastal battle between Christians and Turks (1650)
Battle between Christians and Turks (1650)
An extensive river landscape with fishermen and their nets in the foreground and travellers on a bridge beyond (1620)
A naval battle between Christians and Turks (1650)
Soldiers before a Tavern (1650)
Battle against a fortified city (1650)
An elegant company outside a small castle (1650)
Moses strikes the rock (1650)
A tavern scene with soldiers playing cards (1650)
Visiting the prisoners (1640)
To Visit the Sick (1640)
Group of men on horseback (1640)
The Guests of Honour Visiting a Hospital (1642)
Distribution of Bread (1640)
A Camp by the Ruins (1640)
Carnival (1640)
Crossing of the Red Sea (1630)
Landing and combat (1601)
Combate naval entre españoles y turcos (1650)
Sitio de Ostende (1650)