Hendrik Carré
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Hendrik Carré was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
in Leeuwarden, where he painted for Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz.
According to the RKD he was the son of Franciscus Carree
and became Jacobsze's pupil in Leeuwarden in 1669. He married in The Hague in 1683, where he stayed. His pupils were his sons Hendrik and Franciscus Abraham, his younger brothers Abraham and Michiel, Carel Galois, Emilie Raes, and Pieter de Raep. He painted Italianate landscapes and genre pieces.
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 pupil first of Jacob Jordaens in Antwerp, and then Juriaen JacobszeJuriaen Jacobsze
Juriaen Jacobsz or Georg Albert Jacobsz , was a Dutch Golden Age portrait and animal painter.-Biography:...
in Leeuwarden, where he painted for Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz.
According to the RKD he was the son of Franciscus Carree
Franciscus Carree
Franciscus Carree or Carré was a painter born in Friesland about 1630. It is not known who was his instructor, but he grew to be sufficiently esteemed to be appointed first painter to the Stadtholder William Frederick. He excelled in painting landscapes and village festivals, but his works are...
and became Jacobsze's pupil in Leeuwarden in 1669. He married in The Hague in 1683, where he stayed. His pupils were his sons Hendrik and Franciscus Abraham, his younger brothers Abraham and Michiel, Carel Galois, Emilie Raes, and Pieter de Raep. He painted Italianate landscapes and genre pieces.
External links
- Hendrik Carré on Artnet