Daniël Vosmaer was a Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 painter.

Biography

According to the RKD, he was the son of the silversmith Arent Wouteresz, the younger brother of Abraham, the nephew of Jacob Vosmaer

Jacob Vosmaer

Jacob Vosmaer , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was born in Delft as a descendant of an old line of Vosmeers. He started his career as a landscape specialist, but switched to flowers, which brought him more success...

, and the nephew of Christiaen van Couwenbergh

Christiaen van Couwenbergh

Christiaen van Couwenbergh, was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:Couwenbergh was born in Delft. His father Gillis was a silversmith, engraver, and art dealer from Mechelen. Gillis had moved to Delft before 1604 where he married Adriaantje Vosmaer, the sister of the flower painter Jacob...

. Like his uncle Jacob (who was probably his first teacher), he started out painting landscapes and later switched to townscapes, perhaps because of the popularity of these after the Delft explosion of 1654. He joined the Delft guild in 1650. In 1666 he moved to Den Briel, which is probably where he later died.

External links

• Daniel Vosmaer on PubHist
• Daniël Vosmaer on Artnet
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