Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra Part 2
Gerard Dou was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt.
David Teniers the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. He was an innovator in a wide range of genres such as history painting, genre painting, landscape painting, portrait and still life. He is now best remembered as the leading Flemish genre painter of his day. Teniers is particularly known for developing the peasant genre, the tavern scene, pictures of collections and scenes with alchemists and physicians.
He was court painter and the curator of the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, the art-loving Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands. He created a printed catalogue of the collections of the Archduke. He was the founder of the Antwerp Academy, where young artists were trained to draw and sculpt in the hope of reviving Flemish art after its decline following the death of the leading Flemish artists Rubens and Anthony van Dyck in the early 1640s. He influenced the next generation of Northern genre painters as well as French Rococo painters such as Antoine Watteau.
Eglon Hendrick van der Neer was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age, son of the painter Art van der Neer.
Eglon van der Neer was a master of historical scenes, portraits of nobles and scenes from their lives. He also painted landscapes and genre scenes.
In Brussels he was a painter at the court of King Charles II.
Pieter de Hooch was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a contemporary of Jan Vermeer in the Delft Guild of St. Luke, with whom his work shares themes and style.
Jan Jansz Wijnants was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Wijnants is primarily known for his Italianate landscapes and paintings featuring topography. The painters Nicolaes de Vree and Adriaen van de Velde trained in his studio and his style later had influence on the English artist, Thomas Gainsborough, the German artist Wilhelm von Kobell, and the Dutch artists Anthonie van Borssom and Willem Buytewech.
Jan Weenix was a Dutch painter of the Golden Age and a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Utrecht.
He received his first painting lessons from his father Jan Baptist Weenix and later perfected his art. Jan Weenix is known for still lifes with game, hunting scenes, he painted landscapes and portraits, genre paintings, and created decorative panels. Among the customers of his works was also Tsar Peter I.
Jan Bruegel the Younger was a Flemish Baroque painter. He was the son of Jan Brueghel the Elder, and grandson of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, both prominent painters who contributed respectively to the development of Renaissance and Baroque painting in the Habsburg Netherlands. Taking over his father's workshop at an early age, he painted the same subjects as his father in a style which was similar to that of his father. He regularly collaborated with leading Flemish painters of his time.
Hendrik van Minderhout was a Dutch marine painter and member of the Guild of St. Luke.
He worked mainly in the Flemish cities of Bruges and Antwerp and painted landscapes, sea paintings, cityscapes, and architectural paintings.
Hans De Jode was a Dutch marine painter of the Golden Age.
The theme of his work is related to the sea: he painted harbor scenes, bathers in bays, ships on a wharf, and Italian landscapes. The artist mainly lived and worked in Venice and Vienna.
Jan Miel was a Flemish painter and printmaker who worked in Italy.
As a young man Miel worked in the Bamboschade genre: his paintings depict dancing villagers, gamblers and charlatans, barbers and shoemakers, traveling musicians and actors.
Miele diversified the genre painting of the time with carnival scenes. Miele also executed several frescoes in Roman churches, decorated the Quirinale Palace, and was court painter to the Duke of Savoy. Later he moved away from genre painting and painted historical subjects in the classical style.
Miele's works are kept in many museums in Europe and the United States, several of them in the Hermitage.
Jan Siberechts was a Flemish landscape painter whose career spanned both his native land and England. Initially, Siberechts developed a personal style of landscape painting in Antwerp, emphasizing Flemish countryside and country life. His work was influenced by Dutch Italianate landscape painters such as Nicolaes Berchem and Karel Dujardin, reflecting a blend of local and Italianate elements. This phase of his career was marked by vivid depictions of the Flemish rural life, with robust country girls in bright attire becoming a signature motif of his paintings.
Siberechts moved to England around 1672, where he significantly contributed to the English landscape tradition. In England, he painted decorations for the Duke's Cliveden House and later, traveled extensively, completing commissions for aristocratic clients. His English landscapes maintained their Flemish character but also started to focus more on universal themes, with less emphasis on figures and more on the scenery itself. These works are characterized by powerful trees, soft light on distant hills, and a relatively dark foreground to highlight the illuminated vistas in the background.
Siberechts is credited as the 'father of British landscape' for his pioneering country house portraits, blending detailed naturalistic views of stately homes into atmospheric landscapes. This innovative approach had a lasting influence on English landscape painting. His work, such as the views of Longleat and the Belsize Estate, represents an important step in the development of topographical painting, merging Flemish influences with the emerging English landscape tradition.
For collectors and experts in art and antiques, Siberechts' oeuvre offers a unique window into the transnational flow of artistic ideas in the 17th century, blending Flemish traditions with the nascent English landscape genre. His paintings, celebrated for their detail and historical topographical interest, can be found in prestigious collections such as the Tate Gallery London and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke, who studied under his uncle, the painter Willem van der Vliet. He painted religious buildings and churches. But van Vliet is best known for his numerous depictions of church interiors, and he was also popular as a portrait painter.
Bernhard Keil was a Danish Baroque painter.
He is considered a pupil of Rembrandt. Keil is known for his lively genre paintings depicting children, he also painted portraits and allegorical paintings.
Jan van Noordt was a Dutch portrait painter of the Golden Age of Dutch painting. He is known for his paintings of historical and pastoral scenes as well as portraits, especially of children.
Jan van Nordt originally painted historical works for the free market: biblical and mythological scenes as well as scenes from popular plays of the time. In the late 1650s he began painting portraits by patronage, which allowed him to return to historical painting. During the 1660s his style moved from a dynamic elegance to a mature and rugged manner.
Hendrik Voogd is a Dutch painter and printmaker.
He lived and worked for a long time in Italy, known for his landscapes with lush tree crowns through which the sun's rays tear through. He was obviously interested in the light effects of a sunset or pre-thunder sky. He also depicted grazing cattle in idyllic scenes.
Gaspare Diziani was an Italian late Baroque and early Rococo painter, decorator, draftsman, and engraver.
He painted a series of canvases and murals for churches, and worked as a set designer for theaters and opera houses in Venice, Munich, and Dresden. His engravings illustrate the 1757 edition of The Divine Comedy.
Gaspare Diziani was one of the founders of the Venice Academy of Fine Arts.
Giulio Carpioni was an Italian Baroque painter, etcher, and a significant figure in the early Baroque period, primarily associated with Venice and Vicenza. His artistic journey began under the mentorship of Alessandro Varotari, known as Il Padovanino. Carpioni's work was influenced by various artists and styles, including the realism and objectivity characteristic of Saraceni and Jean Leclerc, as well as Lombard painting, which he encountered during a trip to Bergamo.
Giulio Carpioni's oeuvre includes a mix of religious and mythological subjects, demonstrating a penchant for narrative and allegory, often depicted with a distinctive graphic line and a warm tonal palette. Noteworthy works include the Apotheosis of the Dolfin family and the Allegory of the Grimani Family, showcasing his ability to blend mythological themes with a vibrant expression of Baroque aesthetics.
His bacchanal scenes, such as the one described in a detailed analysis on the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza's website, exhibit his skill in composition and use of color to create dynamic, engaging scenes. Giulio Carpioni's influence extended through his etchings and collaborative works, contributing significantly to the art culture of his time.
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Pier Dandini or Pietro Dandini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
He grew up and studied painting with artist relatives and in a creative environment, then worked mainly in Florence. Dandini executed a number of church commissions in Florence and created frescoes for villas of noble citizens. Contemporary critics have admired Dandini's art.
Francesco Fontebasso was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. He first apprenticed with Sebastiano Ricci, but was strongly influenced by his contemporary, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting.
In the early part of his career he collaborated with his older brother Gian Antonio in the production of religious paintings. After Gian Antonio's death in 1760, Francesco concentrated on vedute. The earliest of these show the influence of Canaletto, but he gradually adopted a looser style characterized by spirited brush-strokes and freely imagined architecture.
Bartolomeo Guidobono, also known as Prete di Savona, was an Italian Baroque painter.
He was born into a potter's family and learned the basics of ceramics and painting from his father, who worked for the royal palace of Savoy. Guidobono later worked in Parma, Venice and Genoa, painting frescoes and canvases in churches and chapels, as well as in the royal palaces of Savoy. The artist's style was shaped by the influence of Ferrari, Correggio and Caravaggio.