Jan van Nickelen
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Jan van Nickelen was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
, who taught him perspective and who sent him to school to learn Latin and French.
He was very inventive and discovered an innovation in textile production, which he was unable to exploit due to lack of funds.
He also invented a new type of hard varnish, which he used in the production of chassinets, a painted silk backdrop for shadow plays and room screen decorations.
His chassinets were popular with Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
, who he met through his Amsterdam friend Herman van der Mijn
and Jan Frans van Douven
. He won a commission to make screens with views of his properties, and Van der Mijn became the teacher of his daughter, the flower painter Jacoba Maria van Nickelen
.
According to the RKD He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
in 1688, moved to Dusseldorp
in 1712, and moved to Kassel in 1716.
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 he learned to paint from his father Isaak van NickelenIsaak van Nickelen
Isaak van Nickelen , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he painted church interiors in the manner of Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet....
, who taught him perspective and who sent him to school to learn Latin and French.
He was very inventive and discovered an innovation in textile production, which he was unable to exploit due to lack of funds.
He also invented a new type of hard varnish, which he used in the production of chassinets, a painted silk backdrop for shadow plays and room screen decorations.
His chassinets were popular with Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine was Elector Palatine , Duke Palatine of Neuburg/Danube , Duke of Jülich and Berg , and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham...
, who he met through his Amsterdam friend Herman van der Mijn
Herman van der Mijn
Herman van der Mijn , was an 18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands.-Biography:According to Houbraken he introduced Jan van Nickelen to Jan Frans van Douven....
and Jan Frans van Douven
Jan Frans van Douven
Jan Frans van Douven, or Johan Francois Douven, was a Southern Netherlandish portrait painter belonging to the Dutch Leyden School...
. He won a commission to make screens with views of his properties, and Van der Mijn became the teacher of his daughter, the flower painter Jacoba Maria van Nickelen
Jacoba Maria van Nickelen
Jacoba Maria van Nickelen , was a 18th century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands.-Biography:...
.
According to the RKD He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for a large number of trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius.-History:...
in 1688, moved to Dusseldorp
Dusseldorp
Dusseldorp is:*an old-fashioned Dutch name of Düsseldorf*Dusseldorp , a village in the Netherlands...
in 1712, and moved to Kassel in 1716.