Roger de Piles' artists from Germany and the Low Countries
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Roger de Piles's L'Abrégé de la vie des peintres...avec un traité du peintre parfait ( The Art of Painting and the Lives of the Painters), was a major art biography of painters. It was written by the French spy Francois Tortebat, who used the pen name Roger de Piles
for his literary works. In 1692, during the War of the League of Augsburg, he was arrested in the Hague carrying a false passport and imprisoned for the next five years, where he wote his L'Abrégé in 7 parts; 1) Sketch of the perfect painter, 2) Greek painters; 3) Painters from Rome & Florence; 4) Painters from Venice; 5) Painters from Lombardy; 6) Painters from Germany and the Low Countries; 7) Painters from France and ending with his famous "Balance of painters". The book was finally published in 1699 following his appointment as Conseiller Honoraire to the Académie de peinture et de sculpture
in Paris.
Part 6 includes in order of appearance in the text, the following list of Artists from Germany and the Low Countries:
Roger de Piles
Roger de Piles was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.-Life:Born in Clamecy, Roger de Piles started his career in art as a pupil of Claude François....
for his literary works. In 1692, during the War of the League of Augsburg, he was arrested in the Hague carrying a false passport and imprisoned for the next five years, where he wote his L'Abrégé in 7 parts; 1) Sketch of the perfect painter, 2) Greek painters; 3) Painters from Rome & Florence; 4) Painters from Venice; 5) Painters from Lombardy; 6) Painters from Germany and the Low Countries; 7) Painters from France and ending with his famous "Balance of painters". The book was finally published in 1699 following his appointment as Conseiller Honoraire to the Académie de peinture et de sculpture
Académie de peinture et de sculpture
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
in Paris.
Part 6 includes in order of appearance in the text, the following list of Artists from Germany and the Low Countries:
- Hubert van EyckHubert van EyckHubert van Eyck was a Flemish painter and older brother of Jan van Eyck. He was probably born in Maaseik, Flanders, now in Belgium....
(1366-1426), p 334 - Albrecht DürerAlbrecht DürerAlbrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since...
(1471-1528), p 336 - Georg PenczGeorg PenczGeorg Pencz was a German engraver, painter and printmaker.Pencz travelled to Nuremberg in 1523 and joined Albrecht Dürer’s atelier. Like Dürer, he visited Italy and was profoundly influenced by Venetian art and it is believed he worked with Marcantonio Raimondi...
(1500-1550), p 342 - Peter CandidPeter CandidPeter Candid aka Peter de Witt or Peter de Witte was a Netherlandish Mannerist painter and architect. He moved to Florence as a child with his father, a tapestry weaver, and was trained in Italy. Candid worked with Giorgio Vasari on the Sala Regia in the Vatican and on the cupola of the Florence...
(1548-1628), p 343 - Cornelis Engebrechtsz.Cornelis Engebrechtsz.Cornelis Engebrechtsz. was an early Dutch painter. He is considered the first important painter from Leiden. Engebrechtsz. taught a number of other Leiden painters, including Lucas van Leyden, Aertgen van Leyden and Engebrechtsz.' own sons Cornelis, Lucas, and Pieter Cornelisz. Kunst...
(1468-1533), p 343 - Bernard van OrleyBernard van OrleyBernard van Orley , also called Barend or Barent van Orley, Bernaert van Orley or Barend van Brussel, was a Flemish Northern Renaissance painter and draughtsman, and also a leading designer of tapestries and stained glass...
(1490-1541), p 344 - Michiel Coxie (1499-1592), p 345
- Lucas van LeydenLucas van LeydenLucas van Leyden , also named either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, was a Dutch engraver and painter, born and mainly active in Leiden...
(1494-1533), p 345 - Quentin MatsysQuentin MatsysQuentin Matsys was a painter in the Flemish tradition and a founder of the Antwerp school. He was born at Leuven, where legend states he was trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter...
(1466-1530), p 347 - Jan van CalcarJan Van CalcarJan Steven van Calcar was a Netherlandish-born Italian painter.-Life:Calcar was born in the Duchy of Cleves sometime between 1499 and 1510. Vasari refers to him several times, mainly with respect to his having been a pupil of Titian...
(1499-1546), p 349 - Pieter van AelstPieter van AelstPieter van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst was a Flemish painter. He studied under Bernaert van Orley and later lived in Italy before entering the Antwerp Guild of painters in 1527. In 1533, he travelled to Constantinople for one year in a failed attempt to establish business connections for...
(1502-1550), p 350 - Heinrich AldegreverHeinrich AldegreverHeinrich Aldegrever or Aldegraf was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Dürer.-Biography:...
(1502–1555), p 351 - Jan MabuseJan MabuseJan Mabuse was the name adopted by the Flemish painter Jan Gossaert; or Jennyn van Hennegouwe , as he called himself when he matriculated in the guild of St Luke, at Antwerp, in 1503.-Biography:Little is known of his early life...
(1478-1532), p 352 - Jan van ScorelJan van ScorelJan van Scorel was an influential Dutch painter credited with the introduction of High Italian Renaissance art to the Netherlands.-Biography:He was born in Schoorl, north of Alkmaar and close to Egmond Abbey...
(1495-1562), p 354 - Lambert LombardLambert LombardLambert Lombard was a Renaissance painter, architect and theorist for the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. During his career he worked for Jan Gossaert in Middelburg and trained Frans Floris. In 1532 he became court painter and architect in Liège...
(1505-1566), p 355 - Hans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the Younger was a German artist and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style. He is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire and Reformation propaganda, and made a significant contribution to the history...
(1497-1543), p 356 - Tobias StimmerTobias StimmerTobias Stimmer was a Swiss painter and illustrator. His most famous work is the paintings on the Strasbourg astronomical clock. He died in Strasbourg....
(1539-1584), p 360 - Jan Cornelisz VermeyenJan Cornelisz VermeyenJan Cornelisz Vermeyen, or Jan Mayo, or Barbalonga was a Dutch Northern Renaissance painter.-Biography:...
(1500-1559), p 360 - Antonis Mor (1520-1576), p 361
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1526-1569), p 362
- Frans FlorisFrans FlorisFrans Floris, or more correctly Frans de Vriendt, called Floris was a Flemish painter. He was a member of a large family trained to the study of art in Flanders.-Biography:...
(1519-1570), p 363 - Christoph SchwarzChristoph SchwarzChristoph Schwartz, Schwarz, or Schovarts was a German court painter.-Biography:Houbraken remarked that he died the same year that Adrian de Bie was born. He took his information from Joachim von Sandrart's Teutsche Akademie...
(1545-1592), p 364 - Willem KeyWillem KeyWillem Key was a Flemish renaissance painter.-Biography:According to van Mander he learned painting together with Frans Floris from Lambert Lombardus in Liège. He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1540. He was a rich man who lived in a large house in the center of town near...
(1515-1568), p 365 - Hubert GoltziusHubert GoltziusHubert Goltz or Goltzius , was a Renaissance painter, engraver, and printer from the Southern Netherlands.-Biography:...
(1534-1609), p 365 - Pieter PourbusPieter PourbusPieter Pourbus was a Dutch-born Flemish Renaissance painter.Pourbus was born in Gouda. He was known primarily for his religious and portrait painting and worked mainly in Bruges, where he had moved from Gouda by 1543. He died in Bruges...
(1523-1584), p 366 - Dirck BarendszDirck BarendszDirck Barendsz or Theodor Barendszoon was a Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam who traveled to Italy in his youth to learn from the Italian masters, most notably Titian.-Biography:...
(1534-1592), p 366 - Hans BolHans BolHans Bol , Flemish artist, received his early training from his two uncles who were also painters. He then was the apprentice to a Mechelen watercolorist and tempera painter at the age of fourteen. Because Bol’s watercolors became so widely reproduced, he began creating miniatures on parchment. The...
(1534-1593), p 367 - Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574), p 367
- Karel van Mander (1548-1606), p 369
- Marten de VosMarten de VosMarten de Vos , also Maarten, was a leading Antwerp painter and draughtsman in the late sixteenth century.-Biography:Like Frans Floris, he travelled to Italy and adopted the mannerist style popular at the time. De Vos was also highly influenced by the colors of Venetian painting, and might have...
(1532-1603), p 370 - StradanusStradanusGiovanni Stradano or Jan Van der Straet or van der Straat or Stradanus or Stratesis was a Flanders-born mannerist artist active mainly in 16th century Florence.-Biography:...
(1523-1605), p 371 - Bartholomeus SprangerBartholomeus SprangerBartholomeus Spranger was a Flemish Northern Mannerist painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He was born in Antwerp in the Habsburg Netherlands .-Biography:...
(1546-1611), p 372 - Hendrik GoltziusHendrik GoltziusHendrik Goltzius , was a Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, noted for his sophisticated technique and the "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A...
(1558-1617), p 374 - Hans von AachenHans von AachenHans von Aachen , was a German mannerist painter.-Biography:He was born in Cologne, but his name is derived from the birthplace of his father, Aachen in Germany...
(1552-1614), p 376 - Joseph Heintz the Elder (1564-1609), p 377
- Paul and Mattheus BrillPaul and Mattheus BrillPaul and Matthijs Bril were brothers, both born in Antwerp, who were landscape painters who worked in Rome after earning papal favor.-Biography:...
(1554-1626), p 377 - Cornelis van HaarlemCornelis van HaarlemCornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem , Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, was one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in The Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.-Biography:...
(1562-1637), p 378 - Adam van NoortAdam van NoortAdam van Noort was a Flemish painter and draughtsman.Van Noort was born and died in Antwerp. He was the teacher to both Peter Paul Rubens and Jacob Jordaens, the latter of whom became his son-in-law. Van Noort was dean of the Guild of St. Luke from 1597 until 1602...
(1561-1641), p 378 - Otto van VeenOtto van VeenOtto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius, was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century...
(1556-1629), p 379 - Hans RottenhammerHans RottenhammerJohann Rottenhammer, or Hans Rottenhammer, was a German painter. He specialized in highly finished paintings on a small scale.-Biography:He was born in Munich, where he studied until 1588 under Hans Donauer the Elder...
(1564-1625), p 381 - Pieter Cornelisz van RijckPieter Cornelisz van Rijck-Biography:According to Van Mander in 1604, he learned to draw from Jacob Willemsz Delff, but was meant for another profession, and spent time on other business for a few years before returning to the arts under the tutelage of Huybrecht Jacobsz Grimani for 6 months. He accompanied him to Italy,...
(1567-1637), p 382 - Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), p 382
- Adam ElsheimerAdam ElsheimerAdam Elsheimer was a German artist working in Rome who died at only thirty-two, but was very influential in the early 17th century. His relatively few paintings were small scale, nearly all painted on copper plates, of the type often known as cabinet paintings. They include a variety of light...
(1578-1610), p 396 - Abraham BloemaertAbraham BloemaertAbraham Bloemaert was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving. He was one of the "Haarlem Mannerists" from about 1585, but in the new century altered his style to fit new Baroque trends...
(1564-1651), p 397 - Hendrik van Steenwijk IHendrik van Steenwijk IHendrik van Steenwijck I was a student of the architectural painter Hans Vredeman de Vries, and the father of Hendrik van Steenwijk II He is known to have worked in Aachen , Antwerp and Frankfurt .Van Steenwijck is the earliest-known painter of architectural...
(1550-1603), p 398 - Abraham JanssensAbraham JanssensAbraham Janssens van Nuyssen was a Flemish Baroque painter.He was born at Antwerp, in a year variously reported between 1567 and 1576. He studied under Jan Snellinck, was a master in 1602, and in 1607 was dean of the master-painters...
(1570-1632), p 399 - Gerard SeghersGerard SeghersGerard Seghers , also Zegers, was a Flemish Baroque painter and one of the leading Caravaggisti in the Southern Netherlands.-Biography:...
(1591-1651), p 400 - Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1567-1641), p 401
- Cornelis SchutCornelis SchutCornelis Schut was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and engraver active in Italy and Antwerp.-Biography:...
(1597-1655), p 401 - Gerard van HonthorstGerard van HonthorstGerard van Honthorst , also known as Gerrit van Honthorst and in Italy as Gherardo delle Notti for his nighttime candlelit subjects, was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Utrecht.-Biography:...
(1592-1656), p 402 - Anthony van DyckAnthony van DyckSir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
(1599-1641), p 403 - Adriaen BrouwerAdriaen BrouwerAdriaen Brouwer was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.-Biography:...
(1605-1638), p 408 - Cornelius van PoelenburghCornelius van PoelenburghCornelis van Poelenburgh, was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:Though his birthplace is unknown, a signed document survives in Utrecht where he is listed as six years old and the son of Simon van Poelenburch, a Catholic canon in Utrecht. He initially trained with Abraham Bloemaert,...
(1595-1667), p 409 - Roelant SaveryRoelant SaveryRoelant Savery , was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter.-Life:Savery was born in Kortrijk...
(1576-1639), p 410 - Johannes van der BeeckJohannes van der BeeckJohannes Symonsz van der Beeck was a Dutch painter also known by his alias Johannes Torrentius...
(1589-1644), p 410 - Friedrich BrentelFriedrich BrentelFriedrich Brentel, a German printmaker in engraving and etching, and miniature painter, was born at Laugingen in 1580, and became a citizen of Strasbourg in 1601. His principal work is a set of plates for 'The Funeral of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine,' and the Royal entry of his son as the new...
(1580-1651), p 411 - Johann Wilhelm BaurJohann Wilhelm BaurJohann Wilhelm Baur, Joan Guiliam Bouwer, or Bauer was a German engraver, etcher and miniature painter...
(1607-1639), p 411 - Hendrick GoudtHendrick GoudtHendrick Goudt was a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes and religious subjects who was strongly influenced by Adam Elsheimer.-Biography:...
(1583-1648), p 412 - David Teniers the ElderDavid Teniers the ElderDavid Teniers the Elder , Flemish painter, was born at Antwerp.-Biography:Having received his first training in the painter's art from his brother Juliaen, he studied under Rubens in Antwerp, and subsequently under Elsheimer in Rome; he became a member of the Antwerp guild of painters in...
(1582-1649), p 413 - Jan van den HoeckeJan van den HoeckeJan van den Hoecke , also known as Johannes or Giovanni and van Hoek, van Hoeck, or Vanhoek, was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman. He was born and died in Antwerp.-Biography:...
(1611–1651), p 414 - Jacques FouquierJacques FouquierJacques Fouquier or Jacob Focquier was a Flemish Baroque landscape painter.-Biography:He was registered in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1614....
(1590-1659), p 414 - Pieter van LaerPieter van LaerPieter van Laer was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre scenes, active for over a decade in Rome, where his nickname was Il Bamboccio...
(1592-1642), p 415 - Andries BothAndries BothAndries Both , was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter, one of the bamboccianti, and brother of Jan Dirksz Both.Both was born in Utrecht, the son of a glass painter. He studied under Abraham Bloemaert. According to Joachim von Sandrart Andries and his brother Jan cooperated on the paintings, with Jan...
(1612-1642), p 416 - Daniel SeghersDaniel SeghersDaniel Seghers was a Jesuit brother and Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in flower still lifes, and is particularly well-known for his contributions to the genre of "flower garland" painting. His paintings were collected enthusiastically by courtly patrons and he had numerous imitators...
(1590-1661), p 417 - Balthazar GerbierBalthazar GerbierSir Balthazar Gerbier , was an Anglo-Dutch courtier, diplomat, art advisor, miniaturist and architectural designer, in his own words fluent in "several languages" with "a good hand in writing, skill in sciences as mathematics, architecture, drawing, painting, contriving of scenes, masques, shows...
(1591-1663), p 418 - Herman van SwaneveltHerman van SwaneveltHerman van Swanevelt was a Dutch painter and etcher from the Baroque era.-Life:Herman was born in Woerden to a family of thriving artisans whose ancestors included the famous painter Lucas van Leyden. The identity of Swanevelt’s teacher remains a mystery...
(1604-1655), p 418 - George GeldorpGeorge GeldorpGeorge Geldorp was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Cologne.-Biography:The son of Gortzius Geldorp, he was trained and active as a painter in Cologne before being admitted Master in the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp in 1610. Two years later his first wife Margriet Parmentiers died in Antwerp...
(1590-1665), p 419 - Isaac OliverIsaac OliverIsaac Oliver was a French-born English portrait miniature painter.-Life and work:Born in Rouen, he moved to London in 1568 with his Huguenot parents Peter and Epiphany Oliver to escape the Wars of Religion in France...
(1565-1617), p 419 - Peter LelyPeter LelySir Peter Lely was a painter of Dutch origin, whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.-Life:...
(1618-1680), p 419 - Cornelis de HeemCornelis de HeemCornelis de Heem was a still-life painter associated with both Flemish Baroque and Dutch Golden Age painting...
(1631-1695), p 420 - Abraham van DiepenbeeckAbraham van DiepenbeeckAbraham van Diepenbeeck was an erudite and accomplished Dutch painter of the Flemish School.-Biography:...
(1596-1675), p 420 - David Teniers the YoungerDavid Teniers the YoungerDavid Teniers the Younger was a Flemish artist born in Antwerp, the son of David Teniers the Elder. His son David Teniers III and his grandson David Teniers IV were also painters...
(1610-1690), p 420 - Rembrandt (1606-1669), p 421
- Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), p 428
- Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635-1681), p 430
- Adriaen HannemanAdriaen HannemanAdriaen Hanneman was a Dutch Golden Age painter best-known today for his portraits of the exiled British royal court. His style was strongly influenced by his contemporary, Anthony Van Dyck.-Biography:...
(1603-1671), p 431 (Note: in the Dutch translation of 1725, the title of this entry was mistakenly translated as "Lange Jan", referring to Jan Gerritsz van BronckhorstJan Gerritsz van BronckhorstJan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst , Bronchorst, or Bronkhorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. He is considered today to be a minor member of the Utrecht Caravaggisti.-Biography:...
(1603-1661) instead of Hanneman) - Jacob JordaensJacob JordaensJacob Jordaens was one of three Flemish Baroque painters, along with Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, to bring prestige to the Antwerp school of painting. Unlike those contemporaries he never traveled abroad to study Italian painting, and his career is marked by an indifference to their...
(1593-1678), p 432 - Erasmus Quellinus IIErasmus Quellinus IIErasmus Quellinus II was a Flemish Baroque painter specializing in architectural perspective studies. He worked in the studio of Peter Paul Rubens.-Biography:He was born in Antwerp as the son of Erasmus Quellinus I and Elisabeth van Uden...
(1607-1678), p 433 - Joachim von SandrartJoachim von SandrartJoachim von Sandrart was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Sandrart was born in Frankfurt, but the family originated from Mons...
(1606-1688), p 434 - Hendrik VerschuringHendrik VerschuringHendrik Verschuring was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback.-Biography:His father was a hopman, which is a Dutch term for a flag bearer of a schutterij...
(1627-1690), p 437 - Caspar NetscherCaspar NetscherCaspar Netscher was a Dutch portrait and genre painter. He was a master in depicting oriental rugs, silk and brocade and introduced an international style to the Northern Netherlands.-Life:...
(1639-1684), p 441
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- Online version (French) of 1715 version Abregé de la Vie des peintres By Roger de PilesRoger de PilesRoger de Piles was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.-Life:Born in Clamecy, Roger de Piles started his career in art as a pupil of Claude François....
on Google Books - Online version (Dutch) of 1725 version translated by Johannes Verhoek Beknopt verhaal van het Leven der Vermaardste Schilders By Roger de PilesRoger de PilesRoger de Piles was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.-Life:Born in Clamecy, Roger de Piles started his career in art as a pupil of Claude François....
at the University of Utrecht