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Famous Dutch Painters from Dordrecht, Ancient Capital of Holland
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 |