Jan van der Heyden (1637 - 1712)

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Jan van der Heyden

Jan van der Heyden was a Dutch Baroque-era painter, glass painter, draughtsman and printmaker. Van der Heyden was one of the first Dutch painters to specialize in townscapes and became one of the leading architectural painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He painted a number of still lifes in the beginning and at the end of his career.

Jan van der Heyden was also an engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to contemporary firefighting technology. Together with his brother Nicolaes, who was a hydraulic engineer, he invented an improvement of the fire hose in 1672. He modified the manual fire engine, reorganised the volunteer fire brigade (1685) and wrote and illustrated the first firefighting manual (Brandspuiten-boek). A comprehensive street lighting scheme for Amsterdam, designed and implemented by van der Heyden, remained in operation from 1669 until 1840 and was adopted as a model by many other towns and abroad.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:5 march 1637, Gorinchem, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:28 march 1712, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality:The Netherlands
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art style:Baroque

Creators The Netherlands

Jacobus Cornelis Johannes van der Heyden (1928 - 2012)
Jacobus Cornelis Johannes van der Heyden
1928 - 2012
Jacques de Claeuw (1623 - 1694)
Jacques de Claeuw
1623 - 1694
Evert van Aelst (1602 - 1657)
Evert van Aelst
1602 - 1657
Jan Daemen Cool (1589 - 1660)
Jan Daemen Cool
1589 - 1660
Martinus Schouman (1770 - 1848)
Martinus Schouman
1770 - 1848
Carel Visser (1928 - 2015)
Carel Visser
1928 - 2015
Adriaan van der Burg (1693 - 1733)
Adriaan van der Burg
1693 - 1733
Cornelis Springer (1817 - 1891)
Cornelis Springer
1817 - 1891
Louis Apol (1850 - 1936)
Louis Apol
1850 - 1936
Jean Laudy (1877 - 1956)
Jean Laudy
1877 - 1956
Jan de Baen (1633 - 1702)
Jan de Baen
1633 - 1702
Hendrick Bloemaert (1601 - 1672)
Hendrick Bloemaert
1601 - 1672
Paul de Vos (1596 - 1678)
Paul de Vos
1596 - 1678
Jan Philip Koelman (1818 - 1893)
Jan Philip Koelman
1818 - 1893
Adam Pick (1621 - 1659)
Adam Pick
1621 - 1659
Joseph de Bray (1630 - 1664)
Joseph de Bray
1630 - 1664

Creators Baroque

François Quesnel I (1542 - 1619)
François Quesnel I
1542 - 1619
Johann Gottfried Auerbach (1697 - 1753)
Johann Gottfried Auerbach
1697 - 1753
Giovanni Francesco Braccioli (1697 - 1762)
Giovanni Francesco Braccioli
1697 - 1762
Orazio Borgianni (1574 - 1616)
Orazio Borgianni
1574 - 1616
Antoine Benoist (1632 - 1717)
Antoine Benoist
1632 - 1717
Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen (1601 - 1659)
Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen
1601 - 1659
Hendrick van Balen I (1575 - 1632)
Hendrick van Balen I
1575 - 1632
Marc Baets (1700 - 1749)
Marc Baets
1700 - 1749
Simon de Vos (1603 - 1676)
Simon de Vos
1603 - 1676
John Hilton II (1599 - 1657)
John Hilton II
1599 - 1657
Daniel Marot I (1661 - 1752)
Daniel Marot I
1661 - 1752
Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
Johannes Eckstein (1735 - 1817)
Johannes Eckstein
1735 - 1817
Cornelis Mahu (1613 - 1689)
Cornelis Mahu
1613 - 1689
Balthasar van der Ast (1593 - 1657)
Balthasar van der Ast
1593 - 1657
Egbert van der Poel (1621 - 1664)
Egbert van der Poel
1621 - 1664
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