Roelant Savery (1578-1639) was among the large group of Flemish artists who arrived in the Northern Netherlands around 1600, during the Eighty Years' War.

Inspired by poets, draftsmen and printmakers, painters also discovered Haarlem and its beautiful surroundings as rewarding subjects for their work. A fully illustrated book supporting the exhibition 'Views of Haarlem' in the Frans Hsl Museum, Haarlem.