Diana Glauber
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Diana Glauber was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
and Johannes Glauber
. She was good with portraits and historical allegories, but lost her sight and stopped painting. She was still living in Hamburg while Houbraken was writing.
According to the RKD no works are known, but 6 works are described in a period inventory of the Schloss Salzdahlum
, of which five form a series of the five senses.
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 Houbraken she was the daughter of the Amsterdam chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber, and the sister of the painters Jan GotliefJohannes Gottlieb Glauber
Johannes Gottlieb Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was the son of the Amsterdam chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber , after whose death he left home at 15 to travel with his brother Johannes Glauber and the two brothers Van Doren by boat to Paris in 1671,...
and Johannes Glauber
Johannes Glauber
Johannes Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he became a painter against the wishes of his father, the chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber , and became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem on his own, living with Gerrit van Uylenburgh and working on copies of Italianate...
. She was good with portraits and historical allegories, but lost her sight and stopped painting. She was still living in Hamburg while Houbraken was writing.
According to the RKD no works are known, but 6 works are described in a period inventory of the Schloss Salzdahlum
Schloss Salzdahlum
Schloss Salzdahlum was a former summer palace built by Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1684.It was dismantled in 1813 but parts of it can still be seen in the town of Salzdahlum....
, of which five form a series of the five senses.