Jan Wouwerman
Illustration — Landscape with figures. Jan Wouwerman (1629 in Haarlem – 1666 in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken he was the youngest brother of the painters Philips and Pieter Wouwerman, who lived and worked in Haarlem.
Also recorded as Jan Pauwelsz. Wouwerman · Jan Wouwermans · Jan Pauwelsz. Wouwermans · Jan Bouwerman
Jan Wouwerman
Jan Wouwerman · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin · CC0
- Born
- 1629 · Haarlem.
- Died
- 1666 · Haarlem.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Fields
- landscape
- Known for
- The spotted horse · Beach with Dunes near Zandvoort · St. Bavokerk from the southeast
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Born at Haarlem in 1629, died in Haarlem in 1666.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem. Works named in the authority record are The spotted horse, Beach with Dunes near Zandvoort and St. Work by Jan Wouwerman is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nationalmuseum, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Rijksmuseum and Frans Hals Museum.
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- 1.Jan Wouwerman Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- 2.Jan Wouwerman in the RKD
- 3.The list has been published in the book De archiefbescheiden van het St. Lukasgilde te Haarlem 1497-1798, by Hessel Miedema, 1980,
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