Jan van Hoogstraten
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Jan van Hoogstraten was a Dutch Golden Age
painter who died young in Vienna, where he was living with his older brother Samuel van Hoogstraten.
and became a master in the Dordrecht Guild of St. Luke in 1649. He travelled with his brother Samuel to Vienna to work at court there and died there at a young age in 1653.
In his biographical sketch of him, Houbraken included a story about his work methods in Vienna, whereby just after he arrived there he had won a commission to paint the Denial of Peter
, a popular subject at that time. He had finished the servant girl, and went to the market to find a proper St. Pieter. Not speaking German, he managed to convince a suitable beggar to follow him back to his studio, and the good man thought he would receive alms at the door, but when he was beckoned upstairs and saw the skull and other vanitas attributes set out on a table, he panicked and ran outside, where Samuel van Hoogstraten, just returning and thinking he was a thief, managed to catch him. The townspeople had a good laugh when all was settled, and the poor man was finally convinced to sit in a role as St. Peter, but the whole while he was so frightened and nervous that the painting was well executed indeed. Despite the success of the painting, the poor man refused to sit again for the Hoogstraten brothers, because he felt he had seen death and the devil there.
According to the RKD he is known for landscapes and seascapes. He was in Dordrecht until 1652 and travelled to Vienna where he died.
He was buried in the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, where a sculpting friend of Samuel's made a small marble sculpture of a child at his grave, as a monument to his memory. It is unknown whether Jan had accompanied his brother on his trip to Rome beforehand, or that he had remained in Vienna after Samuel's first trip there when his audience with Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
took place on June 23, 1951. Samuel's brother François van Hoogstraten later wrote a poem in memory of Jan, and later named his son after him, who also became a poet.
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 who died young in Vienna, where he was living with his older brother Samuel van Hoogstraten.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was the son of the painter Dirk van HoogstratenDirk van Hoogstraten
Dirk van Hoogstraten was a Dutch Golden Age painter, and father of Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten.-Biography:Dirk's father Hans emigrated to Dordrecht after Dirk was born. Dirk's family were Mennonite refugees. In the Spanish Netherlands Anabaptism was illegal since the siege of Antwerp in 1585...
and became a master in the Dordrecht Guild of St. Luke in 1649. He travelled with his brother Samuel to Vienna to work at court there and died there at a young age in 1653.
In his biographical sketch of him, Houbraken included a story about his work methods in Vienna, whereby just after he arrived there he had won a commission to paint the Denial of Peter
Denial of Peter
The Denial of Peter refers to three acts of denial of Jesus by the Apostle Peter as described in the three Synoptic Gospels of the New Testament....
, a popular subject at that time. He had finished the servant girl, and went to the market to find a proper St. Pieter. Not speaking German, he managed to convince a suitable beggar to follow him back to his studio, and the good man thought he would receive alms at the door, but when he was beckoned upstairs and saw the skull and other vanitas attributes set out on a table, he panicked and ran outside, where Samuel van Hoogstraten, just returning and thinking he was a thief, managed to catch him. The townspeople had a good laugh when all was settled, and the poor man was finally convinced to sit in a role as St. Peter, but the whole while he was so frightened and nervous that the painting was well executed indeed. Despite the success of the painting, the poor man refused to sit again for the Hoogstraten brothers, because he felt he had seen death and the devil there.
According to the RKD he is known for landscapes and seascapes. He was in Dordrecht until 1652 and travelled to Vienna where he died.
He was buried in the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, where a sculpting friend of Samuel's made a small marble sculpture of a child at his grave, as a monument to his memory. It is unknown whether Jan had accompanied his brother on his trip to Rome beforehand, or that he had remained in Vienna after Samuel's first trip there when his audience with Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III was Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria.-Life:...
took place on June 23, 1951. Samuel's brother François van Hoogstraten later wrote a poem in memory of Jan, and later named his son after him, who also became a poet.