Jan van de Velde ( 1593 - 1641 ) was a Dutch painter. Jan van de Velde s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 4036.65 USD for THE MONTHS (HOLL.59-70) in 2003 to 202450.84 USD for village on a broad river with two horseman at a gateway to the left; and An abbey by a river with a group of monks on a track in 2005 , based