You are here: Art > Biography > Flemish

Life of JAN ABRAHAMSZ. BEERSTRATEN


 Advertisements

 
  Beerstraten was the name of two Dutch landscape painters. Anthonie (1639-65) painted mostly snow scenes somewhat similar to those of Hendrick Avercamp; Jan Abrahamsz used more conventional subject matter.
  Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten was a painter and draughtsman. His townscapes were mostly winter scenes, as in the first known topographical painting by him: View of Oude Kerk in the Winter (1659; Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum). Although his work reflects the increased public interest in topography in mid-17th-century Amsterdam, there is also a somewhat romantic atmosphere pervading his winter landscapes. His colours are generally tonal and his style soft by comparison with the clearly defined townscapes by Jan van der Heyden. His subjects were also romanticized, as in the Ruins of the Old Town Hall of Amsterdam after the Fire of 7 July 1652 (1653; Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum). Shortly before his death Jan Beerstraten painted the Church of Nieuwkoop (Hamburg, Kunsthalle), depicting the church under a dark, cloudy sky, with a funeral procession emerging from behind it.
  
 Advertisements
Capriccio of a Mediterranean Harbour
click to see full size image
See more details about "Capriccio of a Mediterranean Harbour"
Coastal Landscape
click to see full size image
See more details about "Coastal Landscape"
Village of Nieukoop in Winter with Child Funeral
click to see full size image
See more details about "Village of Nieukoop in Winter with Child Funeral"

Pages :  1 

 


If you want write a review , you have to be registered. Login or Sign up / register
 Advertisements

Also see ...

BEGA, Cornelis

BEGEYN, Abraham Jansz.

BEGAS, Carl the Elder

BELLEGAMBE, Jean

BEMBO, Bonifazio



        


 Translation  Spanish  German  French  Italian
 painter  pintor  maler  peintre  pittore
 painting  pintura  Anstrich  peinture  pittura
 paintings  pinturas  Anstriche  peintures  pitture
 biography  biograf�a  Biographie  biographie  biografia
 gallery  galer�a  Galerie  galerie  galleria