140 - Pieter Casteels II (Antwerp, approximately 1650 – after 1674)

Pieter Casteels II (Antwerp, approximately 1650 – after 1674) View of a Port City Oil on canvas 39.5 x 28.5 cm The work displays all the typical characteristics of Pieter Casteels II’s art: a bird’s-eye view of a port city, the fanciful tall tower houses, and the dense crowd distinguished by the splashes of red in their clothing. Very little biographical information has survived about Pieter Casteels II. He is recorded as a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp in 1673–1674. He specialized in imaginary views of ports characterized by dense crowds of figures and imaginary tower blocks. He also painted realistic views of Paris and Antwerp. Pieter Casteels II (Antwerp, approximately 1650 – after 1674) View of a Port City Oil on canvas 39.5 x 28.5 cm The work displays all the typical characteristics of Pieter Casteels II’s art: a bird’s-eye view of a port city, the fanciful tall tower houses, and the dense crowd characterized by the splashes of red in their clothing.