Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen (c. 1576 – 29 December 1633)[1] was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

[2] He specialized in paintings depicting ships and sea battles, and received orders from the municipal councils of Haarlem and Amsterdam.

He painted the most popular picture of the Damiaatjes legend of Haarlem, showing how a Haarlem ship broke the protective chain at Domyat, Egypt during the Fifth Crusade, resulting in an important victory over Islam.

This painting was such a success that it was reordered in tapestry form, and both pieces are in the collection of the Frans Hals Museum.

This tapestry still hangs on the wall of the Haarlem City Hall council meeting room known as the vroedschapskamer, where it was installed.

A Haarlem ship cuts the chain of the port of Damietta . This legend was popular for centuries in Haarlem.
Same subject designed by van Wieringen again as a tapestry in 1629. It is the largest tapestry made in the 17th century and has charmed Haarlem children for centuries.