About Maarten Platje
Since his youth, the Dutch landscape with its waterways and ships were subjects of his drawings and paintings. His hometown of Rotterdam and later a village near Den Helder (naval base) played an important role in this. His recognition as a talent followed soon. During an exhibition of marine painters in Den Helder, his entry was awarded a 1st prize.
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Daybreak at Trafalgar
This is the third painting in Maarten Platje's monumental "The Hero" series, depicting HMS Victory and Ne ...
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Van Speijk class frigates
The six Van Speijk class frigates were model for the slightly larger English Leander class frigates. They differed from ...
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The Council of War
During the Golden Age in the Netherlands there was a great tradition of maritime art. Father Willem van de Velde (the El ...
