Ludolf Bakhuizen
Ludolf Bakhuizen[1][2] (28 December 1630 or 1632 – 7 November 1708) was a German-born Dutch painter, draughtsman, calligrapher and printmaker.[3] He was the leading Dutch painter of maritime subjects after Willem van de Velde the Elder and Younger left for England in 1672. He also painted portraits of his family and circle of friends.[3]
Life
He was born in
He was an ardent student of nature, and frequently exposed himself on the sea in an open boat in order to study the effects of storms. His compositions, which are numerous, are nearly all variations of one subject, the sea, and in a style peculiarly his own, marked by intense realism or faithful imitation of nature. He moved frequently as he married four times and lived at Haarlemmerstraat, Nes, N.Z. Voorburgwal, Rozengracht, Singel across the Doelen, and at Herengracht 193 (between Oude Leliestraat and Driekoningenstraat) which was sold in 1749.
In his later years Bakhuizen employed his skills in etching; he also painted a few examples each of several other genres of painting, such as portraits, landscapes and genre paintings.[5] Bakhuizen painted portraits of his large circle of friends. These are of lesser artistic value but provide an insight into his good relations with contemporary scholars and literary figures.[3]
During his life Bakhuizen was visited by
Gallery
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Ships in a Storm, 1670s - 1690s -
Seascape and Fishing Boats, 1708 -
Battle of Vigo Bay 1702 -
Dutchman Embarking onto a Yacht, 1670-1679 -
Johan de Liefde, Vice-Admiral -
The Y at Amsterdam viewed from Mussel Pier
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Notes
- ^ Name also spelled Ludolf Backhuijzen, Ludolf Backhuizen, Ludolph Backhuyzen, Ludolph Backhuysen, Ludolf Bakhuysen
- ^ Ludolf Bakhuizen at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
- ^ a b c Broos 2017
- ^ Houbraken 1718.
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 135.
- ^ https://bibliothek.ostfriesischelandschaft.de/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/dateiarchiv/1909/Backhuysen-Ludolf.pdf
- ^ Bartholomeus van der Helst (c. 1613-1670): a Study of his Life and his Work by J. van Gent, p. 41, 135, 423
References
- Broos, B. P. J. (6 January 2017), "Bakhuizen, Ludolf", Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press
- Digital library for Dutch literature
- MacLaren, Neil (1991), The Dutch School, 1600–1800, Vol. I, National Gallery Catalogues, London: National Gallery, ISBN 0-947645-99-3
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Backhuysen, Ludolf", Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 135
External links
- 61 artworks by or after Ludolf Bakhuizen at the Art UK site
- , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (9th ed.), 1878, p. 200
Media related to Ludolf Bakhuizen at Wikimedia Commons- "Ships in Distress in a Heavy Storm", Rijksmuseum
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