Joris van Schooten
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Joris van Schooten was the brother of Frans van Schooten
and a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
. After he had learned enough to start his own workshop, he decided to travel to Italy, but his parents made sure he got married, so he returned to Leiden. He was a successful painter who was respected in the community. He joined the Guild of St. Luke there and was one of a group who sent a petition to the city fathers in 1609 for a new, more protective charter for the guild. It was rejected and they attempted this again in 1610 and it was again rejected.
He won lucrative portrait commissions from the Leiden schutterij
in 1626 and painted a historical piece for the city hall of Leiden where the mayor van der Werff offers his sword to the hungry people of Leiden with the speech; If it will help you, cut my body into pieces and distribute this among you - this will comfort me. He also won a commission from the Lutheran Church in 1640 for a series of paintings on the life of man.
According to the RKD, he was son of a Flemish immigrant in Leiden who was registered as the pupil of Evert van der Maes in The Hague
in 1604 for three years, and he married Marijtgen Bouwens van Leeuwen from Oegstgeest
on May 17th, 1617 in Leiden. He was the teacher of Coenraed van der Maes van Avenrode (probably a family member), Jan Lievens
, and Abraham van den Tempel.
, and Abraham van den Tempel.
Frans van Schooten
Franciscus van Schooten was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes.-Life:...
and 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 Houbraken he was born with a talent for drawing, and his teachers were upset that he drew animals on everything he was given. At 17 he was apprenticed to Coenraad van der Maas, a good portrait painter, for 3 years, in which short amount of time he became good enough to start out on his own. In Delft he was strongly influenced by the school of Michiel Jansz van MiereveltMichiel Jansz van Mierevelt
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Mierveld or Mireveldt was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:He was the son of a goldsmith, who apprenticed him to the copperplate engraver Hieronymus Wierix...
. After he had learned enough to start his own workshop, he decided to travel to Italy, but his parents made sure he got married, so he returned to Leiden. He was a successful painter who was respected in the community. He joined the Guild of St. Luke there and was one of a group who sent a petition to the city fathers in 1609 for a new, more protective charter for the guild. It was rejected and they attempted this again in 1610 and it was again rejected.
He won lucrative portrait commissions from the Leiden schutterij
Schutterij
Schutterij refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces within the city, near the city walls, but, when the...
in 1626 and painted a historical piece for the city hall of Leiden where the mayor van der Werff offers his sword to the hungry people of Leiden with the speech; If it will help you, cut my body into pieces and distribute this among you - this will comfort me. He also won a commission from the Lutheran Church in 1640 for a series of paintings on the life of man.
According to the RKD, he was son of a Flemish immigrant in Leiden who was registered as the pupil of Evert van der Maes in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
in 1604 for three years, and he married Marijtgen Bouwens van Leeuwen from Oegstgeest
Oegstgeest
Oegstgeest is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. Its population was 22,576 in 2008.-Location :...
on May 17th, 1617 in Leiden. He was the teacher of Coenraed van der Maes van Avenrode (probably a family member), Jan Lievens
Jan Lievens
Jan Lievens was a Dutch painter, usually associated with Rembrandt, working in a similar style.-Biography:According to Arnold Houbraken, Jan was the son of Lieven Hendriksze, a tapestry worker , and was trained by Joris Verschoten. He was sent to Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam at about the age of 10...
, and Abraham van den Tempel.
Legacy
His paintings in the Lutheran church and the city hall of Leiden still hang where they were installed. He was the teacher of Rembrandt, Jan LievensJan Lievens
Jan Lievens was a Dutch painter, usually associated with Rembrandt, working in a similar style.-Biography:According to Arnold Houbraken, Jan was the son of Lieven Hendriksze, a tapestry worker , and was trained by Joris Verschoten. He was sent to Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam at about the age of 10...
, and Abraham van den Tempel.