Willem van Bemmel

From Rome he crossed the Alps to Nuremberg. He died in Nuremberg, aged 78. According to the RKD he was the younger brother of the landscape painter Jacob Gerritsz van Bemmel (1628-1673) in Utrecht, and they both studied under Saftleven in the years 1645–1647. He travelled to Italy, spending first the years 1647–9 in Venice, 1649–1653 in Rome (with trips to Naples), and then spending some time in London before moving to Kassel during the period 1656–1662. In 1662 he moved to Augsburg for a short period before moving to Nuremberg, where he married and settled. The Nuremberg engraver Christoph Wilhelm Bock made a portrait of him there. He is known for his Italianate landscapes. He was the father of the German Von Bemmel painting family of Nuremberg.

The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Utrecht, Venice and Rome. Employment is recorded with Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. Work by Willem van Bemmel is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and National Portrait Gallery.

The authorities additionally record the headings Willem Van Bemmel, William von Bemmel, Wilhelm von Bemel, Wilhelm von Bemmel and Willem Bemmel. His recorded language was Dutch. 2 children are recorded: Johann Georg von Bemmel and Peter von Bemmel.