Adam van Breen
Illustration — Winter scene Adam van Breen (1585 – 1642) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. • Illustration — Skating on the Frozen Amstel River (1601)
Also recorded as Adam van Brecht · Adam Van Breen · Adam van Breem · a. van breen
Adam van Breen
Adam van Breen / Esaias van de Velde · Public domain
- Born
- 1585 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1642 · Norway.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · copper engraver · draftsperson
- Fields
- genre · winter landscape · portrait · cityscape · still life
- Known for
- The Vijverberg, The Hague in winter, with Prince Maurits and his retinue in the foreground · Landscape with frozen canal and skaters and an ice-boat · Winter landscape with skaters
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Winter scene Adam van Breen (1585 – 1642) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. • Illustration — Skating on the Frozen Amstel River (1601)
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre, winter landscape, portrait and cityscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, The Hague and Oslo. Works named in the authority record are The Vijverberg, The Hague in winter, with Prince Maurits and his retinue in the foreground, Landscape with frozen canal, skaters and an ice-boat and Winter landscape with skaters. Work by Adam van Breen is recorded in the collections of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Museum, Führermuseum and Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
He was born in Amsterdam and specialized in winter landscapes. He became a member of the Hague Guild of St. Luke in 1612 and besides the Hague is known to have worked in Amsterdam and Oslo. He died in Norway.
An Elegant Company Banqueting on a Terrace by Adam van Breen
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Adam van Breen THE HAGUE 1590-1645 AN ELEGANT COMPANY BANQUETING ON A TERRACE signed and dated lower left:.A. v. breen 1614 oil on oak panel 34.7 x 61.4 cm.; 13 5/8 x 24 1/8 in.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1911509: Adam van Breen
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