Domenicus van Tol
Illustration — Self portrait Dominicus van Tol (also known as Domenicus van Tol) (c.1635–1676) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Also recorded as Du. Tol · Domenicus Wantholly · Domenicus van Tull · Dominicus van Tol
Domenicus van Tol
Attributed to Domenicus van Tol · Art UK · Public domain
- Born
- 1635 · Bodegraven.
- Died
- 1676 · Leiden.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Interior with a man reading and a woman spinning yarn · Children with a mousetrap · Portrait of an officer of the Leiden civic guard in front of the gate of the headquarters of the St. George guards
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Self portrait Dominicus van Tol (also known as Domenicus van Tol) (c.1635–1676) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leiden, Utrecht and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Interior with a man reading and a woman spinning yarn, Children with a mousetrap and Portrait of an officer of the Leiden civic guard in front of the gate of the headquarters of the St. Work by Domenicus van Tol is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Museum of Estonia, Nationalmuseum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Amsterdam Museum.
Van Tol was born in Bodegraven. He was a nephew of Gerard Dou and his works often draw comparison with those of his uncle. In 1664, he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke and in 1670 he got married and moved to Utrecht. A daughter was baptised in Amsterdam in 1674, and in 1675 he was back in Leiden, where he became a member of the guild again, and eventually died. He is known for being a fijnschilder.
![An old shoemaker is stitching a boot as a young woman leans over him holding a jug in her hand. Engraving by P. Duflos, 1778 after D. van Tol., [1778], by Domenicus van Tol](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0039528/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
An old shoemaker is stitching a boot as a young woman leans over him holding a jug in her hand. Engraving by P. Duflos, 1778 after D. van Tol., [1778], by Domenicus van Tol
Domenicus van Tol · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
![A room in a house in North-Holland, in which a young woman cuts a root vegetable next to the window. Line engraving by P.G. Langlois, 1782, after D. van Tol., [1782?], by Domenicus van Tol](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/L0074550/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
A room in a house in North-Holland, in which a young woman cuts a root vegetable next to the window. Line engraving by P.G. Langlois, 1782, after D. van Tol., [1782?], by Domenicus van Tol
Domenicus van Tol · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Life and career
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Life and career
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1635
Domenicus van Tol was born on 1 January 1635.
1676
Domenicus van Tol died on 1 January 1676.
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Bodegraven.
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Leiden.
Death place
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