Jan Baptist Xavery
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Jan Baptist Xavery was a Flemish
scuptor active in the Netherlands.
in 1719; from there he went to Italy
, returning in 1721 and settling in The Hague. In 1725 he became a member of that city's painters' guild, the Confrerie Pictura
. Also in 1725 he married Maria Christina Robart, with whom he had two sons, Frans
and Jacob
; both would go on to become painters. In 1729 he became court sculptor to William IV of Orange-Nassau. There is some evidence, too, that he worked briefly around 1737 for Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
. Xavery died in 1742.
Stylistically, Xavery was influenced at the start of his career by Daniel Marot
; later, his style became more elaborate, in works such as the Allegory of Faith of 1735-9, in the Grote Kerk of Haarlem
.
Xavery was likely related to the sculptor Pieter Xavery
. His brother Gerard Joseph
was also a painter. His pupil was Willem Hendrik van der Wall.
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
scuptor active in the Netherlands.
Biography
He was the son of the sculptor Albertus Xavery, who probably taught him before he entered the studio of Michiel van der Voort. There he stayed until moving to ViennaVienna
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in 1719; from there he went to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, returning in 1721 and settling in The Hague. In 1725 he became a member of that city's painters' guild, the Confrerie Pictura
Confrerie Pictura
The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague, by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.-History:The guild of St...
. Also in 1725 he married Maria Christina Robart, with whom he had two sons, Frans
Frans Xavery
Franciscus Xaverius Xavery , was a Dutch painter, and the son of Jan Baptist Xavery. Frans became a member of the Pictura Society at The Hague in 1768, practised for some time in that city, and later in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. He studied first under his uncle Gerard Joseph, and afterwards under...
and Jacob
Jacob Xavery
Jacob Xavery was a Dutch painter.Xavery was the son of Jan Baptist Xavery, the sculptor, and the pupil of Jakob de Wit. He practised at Amsterdam, Breda, and the Hague, and passed some time in Paris. Occasionally he imitated the manner of Berchem in his landscapes, and approached closely to his...
; both would go on to become painters. In 1729 he became court sculptor to William IV of Orange-Nassau. There is some evidence, too, that he worked briefly around 1737 for Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Frederick I of Sweden
Frederick I, , was a prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and a King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730...
. Xavery died in 1742.
Stylistically, Xavery was influenced at the start of his career by Daniel Marot
Daniel Marot
Daniel Marot was a French Protestant, an architect, furniture designer and engraver at the forefront of the classicizing Late Baroque "Louis XIV" style....
; later, his style became more elaborate, in works such as the Allegory of Faith of 1735-9, in the Grote Kerk of Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
.
Xavery was likely related to the sculptor Pieter Xavery
Pieter Xavery
Pieter Xavery was a Flemish sculptor. In 1670 he went to Leiden to study mathematics at the university. He may have been acquainted with Rombout Verhulst; however, his work tends more towards genre and caricature. Many of his works are in terracotta, while others are in ivory and bronze...
. His brother Gerard Joseph
Gerard Joseph Xavery
Gerardus Josephus Xavery , was a Dutch painter. He was the brother of Jan Baptist Xavery, the sculptor, and uncle to the brothers Frans - later his pupil - and Jakob. He was a native of Antwerp, but settled in Holland and practised at The Hague, becoming a member of the Pictura Society in...
was also a painter. His pupil was Willem Hendrik van der Wall.
Reference
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