Esaias Boursse
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Esaias Boursse (March 3, 1631 – November 16, 1672) was a Dutch
Biography
He was born in
Boursse's financial position will not have been good, since in 1661 he sailed with the
In 1672, Boursse sailed with Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie again. On November 16 he died at sea, on board the ship Rhenen.
The life of Esaias Boursse is the story of a painter who could not earn a living by painting alone and therefore had to look for an alternative source of income. That he was no exception is proven by the life stories of for example Jan Steen (who was also an innkeeper) and Johannes Vermeer (who was also an art dealer). A major difference though, is that Steen and Vermeer had to feed and house a (large) family. Boursse seems to have remained unmarried and childless. Financially, Boursse's career was a success.
Work
Boursse's work mainly deals with family life. Women spinning or sewing and families around a fireplace are examples of what to expect. Stylistically, his work is reminiscent of
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: "Interior with a woman sewing" (1661)[2]
- Wallace Collection London: "Interior with a woman cooking" (1653)[3]
Good examples 'in real life' (not online though) are also to be found in
References
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 334.
- ^ "Interieur met vrouw aan spinnewiel. - Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - National Museum for Art and History". www.rijksmuseum.nl. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Esaias Boursse at Wikimedia Commons- Works and literature at PubHist
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