The Life and Identity of Cornelis Verbeeck Cornelis Verbeeck was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a man whose life was as much defined by the turbulent waters he painted as by the temperament he possessed in his private affairs. Born in Haarlem around 1590, he would eventually become known by the alternative name Cornelis Verbeecq. While his artistic presence was firmly established within the maritime traditions of the Netherlands,…