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.

Daybreak at Trafalgar

This is the third painting in Maarten Platje's monumental "The Hero" series, depicting HMS Victory and Ne ...

Van Speijk class frigates

The six Van Speijk class frigates were model for the slightly larger English Leander class frigates. They differed from ...

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 ...