Jan Adriaensz van Staveren
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Jan Adriaensz. van Staveren (1614, Leiden – 1669, Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age
painter of the Leiden school of fijnschilder
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in the years 1644-1669. He is known for genre works, landscapes, and portraits.
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 of the Leiden school of fijnschilder
Fijnschilder
The Fijnschilders , also called the Leiden Fijnschilders , were Dutch Golden Age painters who, from about 1630 to 1710, strove to create as natural a reproduction of reality as possible in their meticulously executed, often small-scale works.Although in the seventeenth century, as in modern Dutch,...
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Biography
According to the RKD he was fourteen when he entered his name in 1628 in the Leiden University Album Studiosorum, and he paid dues to the Leiden Guild of St. LukeLeiden Guild of St. Luke
The Leiden Guild of Saint Luke refers to three artist collectives in Leiden; the Leidsche St. Lucas Gilde dating from 1648, the newer Leidse Tekenacademie established in 1694, and the collective known as Ars Aemula Naturae established in 1799.-History:Like other Dutch cities, Leiden required...
in the years 1644-1669. He is known for genre works, landscapes, and portraits.