Biography

Dutch marine painter, nicknamed Il Cavalier Tempesta or Pietro Tempesta. He was the son of Pieter Mulier the Elder (c. 1615-70), a marine painter who trained under Simon de Vlieger. Pieter the Younger lived in Italy from 1684 until his death. He spent 16 years in jail accused of a murder. He has applied the knowledge and experience gained there to create a realistic depiction of weather conditions and its effects on shipping, together with a detailed account of shipping in a Mediterranean setting.