Hendrik Verschuring
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Hendrik Verschuring was a Dutch Golden Age
landscape painter from Gorinchem
who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback.
. When his son seemed to have more interest in art than in military matters, he was sent to learn drawing from a portrait painter, Dirck Govertsz, at the young age of eight. At thirteen he became the pupil of Jan Both where he stayed six years, until he left Utrecht for a trip to Rome. He made drawings of all the places he stayed, especially new buildings or items of interest. His work was in demand in Venice, so he stayed in Italy for ten years. On his return journey in Paris, he met the son of the Mayor (burgermeester) of Maarseveen, who was on his Grand Tour
to Italy and who persuaded him to be his guide. He again spent three more years in Italy and returned finally to Gorinchem in 1662, where he continued to paint soldiers on horseback in natural landscapes..
According to the RKD he was the teacher of his son Willem Verschuring
and Mattheus Wijtmans, and became a member of the Gorinchem city council in 1672.
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...
landscape painter from Gorinchem
Gorinchem
Gorinchem , also called Gorkum , is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.99 km² of which 3.03 km² is water...
who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback.
Biography
His father was a hopman, which is a Dutch term for a flag bearer of a schutterijSchutterij
Schutterij refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces within the city, near the city walls, but, when the...
. When his son seemed to have more interest in art than in military matters, he was sent to learn drawing from a portrait painter, Dirck Govertsz, at the young age of eight. At thirteen he became the pupil of Jan Both where he stayed six years, until he left Utrecht for a trip to Rome. He made drawings of all the places he stayed, especially new buildings or items of interest. His work was in demand in Venice, so he stayed in Italy for ten years. On his return journey in Paris, he met the son of the Mayor (burgermeester) of Maarseveen, who was on his Grand Tour
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...
to Italy and who persuaded him to be his guide. He again spent three more years in Italy and returned finally to Gorinchem in 1662, where he continued to paint soldiers on horseback in natural landscapes..
According to the RKD he was the teacher of his son Willem Verschuring
Willem Verschuring
Willem Verschuring , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:He learned to paint from his father, Hendrik Verschuring, and later became a pupil of Jan Verkolje in Delft...
and Mattheus Wijtmans, and became a member of the Gorinchem city council in 1672.
Works
- Paintings by Verschuring in the LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
http://arts-graphiques.louvre.fr/fo/visite?srv=mtr&quicksearchinput=VERSCHURING+HENDRIK&radiobutton=oeuvre
- Cavalry attacking a Fortified Place, 1677, National GalleryNational galleryThe National Gallery is an art gallery on Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom.National Gallery may also refer to:*Armenia: National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan*Australia:**National Gallery of Australia, Canberra...
http://nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hendrick-verschuring-cavalry-attacking-a-fortified-place - The Dogcart, Museum BrediusMuseum BrediusMuseum Bredius is a museum named after Abraham Bredius on the Lange Vijverberg in The Hague. It is remarkable for its collection of etchings and paintings, but is most attractive to visitors for its accurate restoration of the 18th-century Herenhuis interior with period furnishings.-History:The...
http://www.museumbredius.nl/schilders/pics/178.jpg - The Forecourt: Figures and Horses by Town Gate, Mercer Art Gallery http://nicepaintings.org/works/90823
- Fight for the flag, Dorotheum, http://www.dorotheum.com/auktion-detail/auktion_alte-meister-13/lot_75-hendrik-verschuring.html
