Barent van Kalraet
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Barent van Kalraet, or Calraat (August 16, 1649, Dordrecht
- February 9, 1737, Dordrecht
) was a Dutch Golden Age
painter and the younger brother of Abraham Calraet.
. He changed his style several times, and in later life took to painting Rhine landscapes in the manner of Herman Saftleven
. He was still painting when Houbraken was writing his book, but it was more a hobby than a business for him.
He resided throughout his life in Dordrecht, and made copies after the landscape artists Cuyp and Saftleven, but also Jan Both, Cornelis van Poelenburch, Philip Wouwerman
and Willem de Heusch
.
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
- February 9, 1737, Dordrecht
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
) was a Dutch Golden Age
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 and the younger brother of Abraham Calraet.
Biography
He learned to paint from his brother Abraham, and he later became a pupil of Aelbert CuypAelbert Cuyp
Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp was one of the leading Dutch landscape painters of the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. The most famous of a family of painters, the pupil of his father Jacob Gerritsz...
. He changed his style several times, and in later life took to painting Rhine landscapes in the manner of Herman Saftleven
Herman Saftleven
Herman Saftleven the Younger , was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period.-Biography:Born in Rotterdam, Saftleven lived most of his life in Utrecht. His brothers, Cornelis Saftleven and Abraham Saftleven were both painters...
. He was still painting when Houbraken was writing his book, but it was more a hobby than a business for him.
He resided throughout his life in Dordrecht, and made copies after the landscape artists Cuyp and Saftleven, but also Jan Both, Cornelis van Poelenburch, Philip Wouwerman
Philip Wouwerman
Philips Wouwerman was a Dutch painter of hunting, landscape and battle scenes.-Life and Work:Philips Wouwerman was one of the most versatile and prolific artists of the Dutch Golden Age...
and Willem de Heusch
Willem de Heusch
Willem de Heusch was a Dutch landscape painter.De Heusch was born and died in Utrecht. Nothing certain is recorded of him except that he presided over the gild of Utrecht, whilst Cornelis Poelenburg, Jan Both and Jan Weenix formed the council of that body, in 1649...
.