Brief Biography-Matthieu van Plattenberg was born in Antwerp in 1640. He was a pupil of Andries van Eertvelt the artist regarded as the first Flemish marine painter. He travelled to Italy with Van Eertvelt, and in Genoa, he met Cornelis de Waelfrom Antwerp, whom Eertvelt did work for; he studied with de Wael during his stay in Italy. He spent a long time in Florence with the artist Jan Asselijnknown as Crabbetje or little claw amongst the Bentvueghels.
He travelled to Paris from Italy, studied under the artist Jacques Fouquier, and found considerable success with his paintings and engravings. He signed some of his works in France, Platte-Montagne, or Montague. He became a founding member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris, where he spent the remainder of his life. Plattenberg is noted primarily for his renditions of stormy seas and skies.