_Herman Saftleven_ (Dutch: 1609-1685).
This painter, whose landscapes were praised by connoisseurs of
the time as "distinguished by great care and accuracy," was
born at Rotterdam, was a pupil of Jan van Goyen, and worked
chiefly at Rotterdam and Utrecht. He painted many views on the
Rhine and Maas; and one of the former, in the Dulwich Gallery,
dated 1656, is among his best works.
The scene is the Lake of Gennesaret; the people are assembled on the
shore to hear the words of Christ who is seated in St. Peter's ship
(Luke v. 1-3).