Ary Huybertsz Verveer
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Ary Huybertsz Verveer was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
in 1646, the same year as Abraham Susenier
(still life painter), Gerard de Jager (a seascape and "pond" painter), and Arnout Elsevier (a landscape and "fire" painter). Houbraken took his information from his first teacher, the landscape painter Willem van Drielenburg
, who was with Verveer, along with the painters Johannes Offermans and Arnoldus Verbuys, the day that Verveer's house burned down. Houbraken claimed that it was a fire hazard due to Verveer's habit of starting lots of paintings but rarely finishing them, so that his studio was filled with half-finished oil panels that went up like a fire ship
(brander). Since the witnesses to this event were all much younger than Verveer, it is possible that they were his pupils, though Houbraken also mentioned that Offermans was a disciple of the Dordt painter Adriaen van Eemont.
According to the RKD, Verveer was a portrait painter and a pupil of Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp. Only one work of his is registered in the RKD, a portrait of an unknown woman.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was a portrait and history painter (whose work generally included lots of nudes), who joined the Dordrecht Guild of Saint LukeGuild of Saint Luke
The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was identified by John of Damascus as having painted the...
in 1646, the same year as Abraham Susenier
Abraham Susenier
Abraham Susenier , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a still life painter especially good at painting silverwork, who joined the Dordrecht Guild of Saint Luke in 1646, the same year as Ary Huybertsz Verveer , Gerard de Jager , and Arnout Elsevier Abraham...
(still life painter), Gerard de Jager (a seascape and "pond" painter), and Arnout Elsevier (a landscape and "fire" painter). Houbraken took his information from his first teacher, the landscape painter Willem van Drielenburg
Willem van Drielenburg
Willem van Drielenburg , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Abraham Bloemaert who later took to landscape painting in the manner of Jan Both. He came to live in Dordrecht in 1668 and Houbraken became his pupil in the rampjaar 1672...
, who was with Verveer, along with the painters Johannes Offermans and Arnoldus Verbuys, the day that Verveer's house burned down. Houbraken claimed that it was a fire hazard due to Verveer's habit of starting lots of paintings but rarely finishing them, so that his studio was filled with half-finished oil panels that went up like a fire ship
Fire ship
A fire ship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation. Ships used as fire ships were usually old and worn out or...
(brander). Since the witnesses to this event were all much younger than Verveer, it is possible that they were his pupils, though Houbraken also mentioned that Offermans was a disciple of the Dordt painter Adriaen van Eemont.
According to the RKD, Verveer was a portrait painter and a pupil of Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp. Only one work of his is registered in the RKD, a portrait of an unknown woman.