Barend Graat

Barend Graat was a Dutch painter, designer and artist (1628–1709). He was born at Amsterdam.

Also recorded as Barent Graat; Barend Graet; Barent Graet; Barent Graedt; Barent Gratz; Barent Graict.

Barend Graat in brief

Born
1628
Died
1709
Known for
painter, designer and artist
Place of birth
Amsterdam
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Barent Graat, Barend Graet, Barent Graet, Barent Graedt and Barent Gratz. His recorded language was Dutch.

Catalogued works

23 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1650 to 1709.

The prodigal son, dated 1661, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory SK-A-736. Family group in a landscape, dated 1650, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory SK-A-1911. Company in a garden, dated 1661, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory SK-A-3932. Allegory of the entrance of Men & Women into the Amsterdam Old Folks' Home, dated 1685, held by Amsterdam Museum, inventory SA 3030. Pandora, dated 1676, held by Rijksmuseum, inventory SK-A-5027. A Family Group, dated 1658, held by Royal Collection, inventory RCIN 405341. Family Portrait in a Landscape, dated 1660, held by Munich Central Collecting Point, inventory 362. Family Portrait, dated 1660, held by Charles Sedelmeyer collection. woman with children in the garden, dated 1657, held by Munich Central Collecting Point, inventory 1111/2. Rinaldo and Armida, dated 1672, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-10025. Portrait of a Man, possibly Carl Graat, dated 1678, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NM 447. Portrait of an unknown family, dated 1662, held by Kunsthandel P. de Boer. Portrait of Abraham Ortt (1650-1691), with two huntsmen, dated 1674, held by Rijksmuseum. Portrait of Pieter Scholten (1646-1701), dated 1698, held by Museum Mayer van den Bergh, inventory MMB.0143. Portrait of a man and a woman, dated 1662, held by Residenzgalerie Salzburg. Portrait of a Gentleman, dated 1650, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/adc7fd41c41c3f1654e60e186c61ffb7. Unidentified mythological or allegorical scene, dated 1684. The Meeting of Rachel and Jacob, dated 1696, held by Bowes Museum, inventory B.M.616. Portrait of the Deutz brothers, dated 1658. Portrait of a young man on a terrace, dated 1663. Boys playing 'morra'in an Italianate landscape, dated 1681. Ram, sheep and goat, dated 1709, held by Musea Brugge, inventory 2014.GRO2019.III. Cabinet de l'art de schulpture [sic].

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.

Rijksmuseum: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Instituut Collectie Nederland: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Jacques Goudstikker collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermann Göring Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Stichting Nederlands Kunstbezit: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Collection Goudstikker heirs: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Graat, Barend, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Dutch.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam.

Works named in the authority record are The prodigal son and Family group in a landscape.

Work by Barend Graat is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Städel Museum, Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum and Hermitage Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1628Barend Graat born at Amsterdam.
  2. 1650Family group in a landscape (Rijksmuseum).
  3. 1658A Family Group (Royal Collection).
  4. 1661The prodigal son (Rijksmuseum).
  5. 1661Company in a garden (Rijksmuseum).
  6. 1676Pandora (Rijksmuseum).
  7. 1685Allegory of the entrance of Men & Women into the Amsterdam Old Folks' Home (Amsterdam Museum).
  8. 1709Barend Graat died at Amsterdam.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Graat, Barend, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Barend Graat (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4860438: Barend Graat

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    “Barend Graat”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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