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Famous Dutch Painters from Dordrecht, Ancient Capital of Holland


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Note : Please do not email me with technical questions about paintings and their age and origin because I am not an expert but I only have gathered information about the Painters from the Netherlands and specially from Dordrecht.


Dordrecht is not only known as the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland but also for the many famous painters who were born or lived in Dordrecht during the late Middle ages and later centuries. Dordrecht was already in the 12th century a prosperous city and is situated between the large rivers of Holland and became the most important trade centre of Holland, as such many people from other areas of Holland and Flanders settled there to set up trade companies who had international contacts all over Europe.

Because of that soon a group of wealthy Patricians arose who were able to collect art, and last but not least the area in and around Dordrecht was an inspiring scene for artists to produce paintings and other art portraying the daily life in a trade city situated at large rivers with sailing and trade activities and idyllic scenes in its surroundings. Most self-respecting painters from outside Dordrecht visited the city because of its importance and position between the rivers. Dordrecht and its rivers became one of the most portrayed cities of Holland by artists all over Europe and many paintings in which Dordrecht is portrayed are now in Museums and in Private collections all over the world.

From the 15th century the art of painting became popular and was not only affordable for Nobility but now also for the city upper-class and merchants thus many artistic citizens became artist in painting and other art. Since that time Dordrecht became the leading city of the Northern Lowlands in painting and would stay the centre of art until it was finally surpassed by Amsterdam in the 18th century.

The work in eighteenth-century painting-company was more versatile than it is today. In the houses were often decorative painting made the requisite skill blurred the boundaries between home, decoration or art work. This combination of activities was necessary, because as an artist not earned enough making the necessary daily expenses.  A familiar example of such a company in Dordrecht was the successful painting shop of the brothers Abraham and Jacob van Strij. Jacob advised young artists to follow him. Only those who distinguished in art were mentioned in the manuals written by contemporaries.

The most famous painters between 1500 and 2000 from Dordrecht were :

Ascending from 1520 to 1907
Number Page Name Born Died
07 03 Jacob Gerritz Bornwater Dordrecht c.1520 Dordrecht c. 1581
15 07 Jan Doudijn Dordrecht 1535 Dordrecht 1585
05 02 Abraham Bloemaert Dordrecht 1564 Utrecht 1651
11 05 Jacob Gerritz Cuyp Dordrecht 1594 Dordrecht 1652
01 01 Bartholomeus Assteyn Dordrecht 1607 Dordrecht 1677
33 13 Paulus Lesire Dordrecht 1611 ? 1654-1674
12 05 Benjamin Gerritz Cuyp Dordrecht 1612 Dordrecht 1652
06 03 Ferdinand Bol Dordrecht 1616 Amsterdam 1680
13 06 Aelbert Cuyp Dordrecht 1620 Dordrecht 1691
56 23 Abraham Susenier Leiden 1620 Dordrecht 1666/72
17 07 Adriaen van Eemont Dordrecht, 1627 Dordrecht 1662
21 10 Samuel van Hoogstraten Dordrecht 1627 Dordrecht 1678
16 07 Isaac van Duynen Dordrecht 1628 The Hague c. 1677
02 01 Cornelis Bisschop Dordrecht 1630 Dordrecht 1674
10 04 Reynier Covyn Antwerp 1631 Dordrecht 1681
34 13 Jacobus Leveck Dordrecht 1634 Dordrecht 1675
35 14 Nicolaes Maes Dordrecht 1634 Amsterdam 1693
41 16 Hubert van Ravesteyn Dordrecht 1638 Dordrecht 1691
09 04 Abraham van Calraet Dordrecht 1642 Dordrecht 1722
36 14 Cornelis van der Meulen Dordrecht 1642 Stockholm 1692
19 09 Aert de Gelder Dordrecht 1645 Dordrecht 1727
22 11 Arnold Houbraken Dordrecht 1660 Amsterdam 1719
03 01 Abraham Bisschop Dordrecht 1670 Middelburg 1731
08 03 Adriaan van der Burg Dordrecht 1693 Dordrecht 1733
23 11 Jacobus Houbraken Dordrecht 1698 Amsterdam 1780
51 20 Aert Schouman Dordrecht 1710 Den Haag 1792
40 15 Joris Ponse Dordrecht 1723 Dordrecht 1783
58 24 Cornelis Vermeulen Dordrecht 1732 Dordrecht 1813
29 12 Cornelis Kuipers Dordrecht 1739 Dordrecht 1802
14 07 Dionys van Dongen Dordrecht 1748 Rotterdam 1819
32 13 Willem van Leen Dordrecht 1753 Delfshaven 1825
54 22 Abraham van Strij Dordrecht 1753 Dordrecht 1826
20 09 Pietsser Hofmann Dordrecht 1755 Dordrecht 1837
55 23 Jacob van Strij Dordrecht 1756 Dordrecht 1815
60 25 Michiel Versteegh Dordrecht 1756 Dordrecht 1843
59 24 Andries Vermeulen Dordrecht 1763 Dordrecht 1814
44 17 Johan Bernard Scheffer Hamburg 1765 Dordrecht 1809
45 17 Cornelia Scheffer-Lamme Dordrecht 1769 Paris 1839
52 21 Martinus Schouman Dordrecht 1770 Breda 1848
53 21 Gilles Smak-Gregoor Dordrecht 1770 Dordrecht 1843
18 07 Pietsser Fontijn Dordrecht 1773 Dordrecht 1839
57 24 Abraham Teerlink Dordrecht 1776 Rome 1857
27 12 Leendert de Koningh Dordrecht 1777 Dordrecht 1849
47 18 Johannes Christioaan Schotel Dordrecht 1787 Dordrecht 1838
46 17 Ary Scheffer Dordrecht 1795 Argenteuil 1851
28 12 Adrianus van der Koogh Middelharnis 1796 Dordrecht 1831
25 12 Willem de Klerk Dordrecht 1800 Dordrecht 1876
04 01 Frans van den Blijk Dordrecht 1806 Dordrecht 1876
49 19 Petrus Johannes Schotel Dordrecht 1808 Dresden 1865
30 13 Ary Johannes Lamme Dordrecht 1812 Berg en Dal 1900
43 16 Johannes Rosierse Dordrecht 1818 Dordrecht 1901
48 18 Christina Petronella Schotel Dordrecht 1818 Aardenburg 1854
31 13 Frans Lebret Dordrecht 1820 Dordrecht 1909
62 25 Alexander Wüst Dordrecht 1837 Antwerp 1876
26 12 Bernard Koldeweij Dordrecht 1859 Dordrecht 1898
61 25 Jan Veth Dordrecht 1864 Amsterdam 1925
42 16 Marinus Pietsser Reus Dordrecht 1865 Bergen op Zoom 1938
39 15 Pietss Ouborg Dordrecht 1893 Den Haag 1956
50 19 Anthonie Pietsser Schotel Dordrecht 1890 Laren 1958
38 15 Cor Noltee Den Haag 1903 Dordrecht 1967
24 12 Otto Boudewijn de Kat Dordrecht 1907 Laren 1995
37 14 Daan Muhlhaus Dordrecht 1907 Dordrecht 1981

On the next pages you can find many works from these famous painters who were responsible for many styles of paintings and they immortalized the daily life and landscapes in the 15th to 19th century. Most of their masterpieces are nowadays part of collections in museums all over the world and of which many can be seen in the local Dordrechts Museum.


Index

In Alphabetical order
Page Name Artist
01 1 Bartholomeus Assteyn
2 Cornelis Bisschop
3 Abraham Bisschop
4 Frans van den Blijk
02 5 Abraham Bloemaert
03 6 Ferdinand Bol
7 Jacob Gerritsz Bornwater
8 Adriaan van der Burg
04 9 Abraham van Calraet
10 Reynier Covijn
05 11 Jacob Gerritz Cuyp
12 Benjamin Gerritz Cuyp
06 13 Aelbert Cuyp 1 part 1
07 13 Aelbert Cuyp part 2
08 14 Dionys van Dongen
15 Jan Doudijn
16 Isaac van Duynen
17 Adriaen van Eemont
18 Peter Fontyn
09 19 Aert de Gelder
20 Pietsser Hofmann
10 21 Samuel van Hoogstraten
11 22 Arnold Houbraken
23 Jacobus Houbraken
12 24 Otto Boudewijn de Kat
25 Willem de Klerk
26 Bernard Koldeweij
27 Leendert de Koningh
28 Adrianus van der Koogh
29 Cornelis Kuipers
13 30 Ary Johannes Lamme
31 Frans Lebret
32 Willem van Leen
33 Paulus Lesire
34 Jacobus Leveck
14 35 Nicolaes Maes
36 Cornelis van der Meulen
37 Daan Mühlhaus
15 38 Cor Noltee
39 Pietss Ouborg
40 Joris Ponse
16 41 Hubert van Ravesteyn
42 Marinus Pietsser Reus
43 Johannes Rosierse
17 44 Johan Bernard Scheffer
45 Cornelia Scheffer-Lamme
46 Ary Scheffer
18 47 Johannes Christiaan Schotel
48 Christina Petronella Schotel
19 49 Petrus Johannes Schotel
50 Anthonie Pietsser Schotel
20 51 Aert Schouman
21 52 Martinus Schouman
53 Gilles Smak- Gregoor
22 54 Abraham van Strij
23 55 Jacob van Strij
56 Abraham Susenier
24 57 Abraham Teerlink
58 Cornelis Vermeulen
59 Andries Vermeulen
25 60 Michiel Versteegh
61 Jan Veth
62 Alexander Wüst

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