Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen
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Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen is a canal-side mansion in Amsterdam
, the Netherlands. This patrician mansion, close to the Rembrandtplein
, was built for Albert Geelvinck (1647-1693) and Sara Hinlopen (1660-1749), then in an attractive and new laid-out section of the city towards the Amstel
. In the year 1687 the couple moved into this double wide house, with storage rooms in the cellar, under the attic and in the warehouse on Keizersgracht 633, now the entrance.
. Both families belonged to the regents of Amsterdam. The republican Geelvinck
s delivered five burgomaster
s (mayors) in the 17th and 18th century. They too served in the Admiralty of Amsterdam
, Dutch West India Company
or the Society of Surinam.
Sara became an orphan at the age of six. Then she and her sister Johanna were raised by a stepmother Lucia Wijbrants
. Because the cooperation did not work out well, they moved in with Jacob J. Hinlopen
, their uncle, in 1672. Keen on leaving the house, she married in 1680 the fifteen year older lawyer Albert Geelvinck. A few months before the girls came by lot in the possession of the paintings by Rembrandt, and Gabriel Metsu
, collected by their father Jan J. Hinlopen.
Twice Sara Hinlopen became a widow. In 1749 she died at the age of almost 89, but blind. The house, her stakes, her paintings and her books, including the cash money (ƒ 2,50), was divided into lots and went to Nicolaes Geelvinck
and his three sisters.
garden
, while the front is a formal and symmetrical French garden with a large pond and a fountain. Most of the time there is an exhibition of statues. Going up the stairs to the main floor of the museum, there are four rooms open to the public.
The Blue room in a Louis XVI or neo-classical style has an ensemble of five wallpaper
panels, painted around 1788 by Egbert van Drielst
. Van Drielst was a romantic painter, who in his style was influenced by Meindert Hobbema
and Jacob van Ruisdael. On all the panels nature is idealized, the horizon is on eyeheight. Originally the panels were designed for a house on the Keizersgracht, then decorating a room in New York and Miami, but since 1990 they are back. On the chimney are two porcelain
jars from the factory of Joannes de Mol
.
The Red Room is decorated in either a Louis XV or a neo-Rococo
style. The high ceiling and the fixed mirrors are impressive. There are six 17th century paintings in this room: a Flamish fantasy landscape with tree, game and birds by Gillis d'Hondecoeter
; also depicting Christ
healing the blind. Further there is still life with flowers but without a saint
by Daniel Seghers
, a Jesuit from Antwerp, a flashy still life
by Pieter de Ring
, a seascape
by Hans Goderis
and a winterscape by Antonie van Stralen
. On the table is an interesting piece of Kraak porcelain
.
The ceiling in the library is in a neo-classical style, resembling the work of the Scottish architect and interior decorator Robert Adam
. Adam, was inspired by the Domus Aurea
in Rome and the palace of Diocletian
in Split
.
In the hall one can see a tapestry
, made in Brussels around 1600, depicting Cyrus the Great
and the rich Croesus
, after his defeat and the revolt of the citizens. The story comes from Herodotus
, (book I: 155). The carton
was designed by Michiel Coxcie, the Flemish Raphael, and the original belongs to the Spanish royal family.
The Chinese Room has eight Rococo wallpaper panels on canvas
with fantasy flowers and birds, vegetables and chinoiserie
, made somewhere between the years 1765-1775. The artist, working in the goldleather manufacture of Cornelis 't Kindt in Brussels, perhaps used engraving
s by Jean-Baptiste Pillement
, then famous for his Chinoiserie
. The table is in scagliola
technique, and once belonged to Frederick William III of Prussia
.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the Netherlands. This patrician mansion, close to the Rembrandtplein
Rembrandtplein
Rembrandtplein is a major square in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is named after the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn....
, was built for Albert Geelvinck (1647-1693) and Sara Hinlopen (1660-1749), then in an attractive and new laid-out section of the city towards the Amstel
Amstel
The Amstel is a river in the Netherlands which runs through the city of Amsterdam. The river's name is derived from Aeme stelle, old Dutch for "area abounding with water"....
. In the year 1687 the couple moved into this double wide house, with storage rooms in the cellar, under the attic and in the warehouse on Keizersgracht 633, now the entrance.
History
Albert Geelvinck came from an upperclass family, who had acquired their wealth through merchant shipping to Spain, Africa, Surinam and the West Indies. Sara Hinlopen came from a family of originally Flemish cloth merchants, private investors and in an early stage involved in the governing the city and the Dutch East India CompanyDutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
. Both families belonged to the regents of Amsterdam. The republican Geelvinck
Geelvinck
Geelvinck was a Dutch surname. The family died out in the early 19th century.Some notable members of the family include:* Jan Cornelis Geelvinck, the son of a merchant in beans and peas, and involved in the West India Company...
s delivered five burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
s (mayors) in the 17th and 18th century. They too served in the Admiralty of Amsterdam
Admiralty of Amsterdam
The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the largest of the five Dutch admiralties at the time of the Dutch Republic. The administration of the various Admiralties was strongly influenced by provincial interests...
, Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx...
or the Society of Surinam.
Sara became an orphan at the age of six. Then she and her sister Johanna were raised by a stepmother Lucia Wijbrants
Lucia Wijbrants
Lucia Wijbrants or Wybrants was the daughter of Johannes Wijbrants, a silk merchant, whose ancestors had moved from Stavoren to Antwerp....
. Because the cooperation did not work out well, they moved in with Jacob J. Hinlopen
Jacob J. Hinlopen
Jacob J. Hinlopen lived in a house with Hinlopen in the gable, now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen, his descendants inherited very old stocks. He also was the first person of Flemish origin, that in...
, their uncle, in 1672. Keen on leaving the house, she married in 1680 the fifteen year older lawyer Albert Geelvinck. A few months before the girls came by lot in the possession of the paintings by Rembrandt, and Gabriel Metsu
Gabriel Metsu
Gabriël Metsu was a Dutch painter of history paintings, genre works and portraits.- Life :Metsu was the son of the Flemish painter Jacques Metsu , who lived most of his days at Leiden, and Jacomijntje Garniers, his third wife, whom he married in 1625. Jacomijntje was the widow of a painter with...
, collected by their father Jan J. Hinlopen.
Twice Sara Hinlopen became a widow. In 1749 she died at the age of almost 89, but blind. The house, her stakes, her paintings and her books, including the cash money (ƒ 2,50), was divided into lots and went to Nicolaes Geelvinck
Nicolaes Geelvinck
Nicolaes Geelvinck was lord of Castricum, Bakkum, Santpoort, Velsen, Stabroek, schepen, and owner of the country estate Akerendam-by-Beverwijk...
and his three sisters.
Garden and rooms open to the public
Between the entrance and the mansion is a spacious and quiet garden. The back of the garden is a RenaissanceRenaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
garden
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
, while the front is a formal and symmetrical French garden with a large pond and a fountain. Most of the time there is an exhibition of statues. Going up the stairs to the main floor of the museum, there are four rooms open to the public.
Wallpaper
Wallpaper is a kind of material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. It is usually sold in rolls and is put onto a wall using wallpaper paste...
panels, painted around 1788 by Egbert van Drielst
Egbert van Drielst
Egbert van Drielst began his study of the painting in a factory in Groningen which produced mainly lacquered objects. He soon went to Haarlem, where he became an apprentice in the wallpaper factory of Jan Augustini. Van Drielst entered the wallpaper studio in Amsterdam where he established...
. Van Drielst was a romantic painter, who in his style was influenced by Meindert Hobbema
Meindert Hobbema
Meindert Hobbema , was a landscape painter of the Dutch school.-Life:The facts of his life are somewhat obscure. His chronology and signed pictures substantially contradict each other...
and Jacob van Ruisdael. On all the panels nature is idealized, the horizon is on eyeheight. Originally the panels were designed for a house on the Keizersgracht, then decorating a room in New York and Miami, but since 1990 they are back. On the chimney are two porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
jars from the factory of Joannes de Mol
Joannes de Mol
Joannes de Mol was a Dutch minister, Patriot and porcelain manufacturer in the second half of the 18th century. De Mol - like many of his contemporaries - had a great interest in poetry and scientific experiments....
.
The Red Room is decorated in either a Louis XV or a neo-Rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
style. The high ceiling and the fixed mirrors are impressive. There are six 17th century paintings in this room: a Flamish fantasy landscape with tree, game and birds by Gillis d'Hondecoeter
Gillis d'Hondecoeter
Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter or d'Hondecoeter was a Dutch painter, working in a Flemish style, painting landscapes, trees, fowl and birds. Later on d'Hondecoeter painted in a more Dutch, realistic style...
; also depicting Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
healing the blind. Further there is still life with flowers but without a saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
by Daniel Seghers
Daniel Seghers
Daniel Seghers was a Jesuit brother and Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in flower still lifes, and is particularly well-known for his contributions to the genre of "flower garland" painting. His paintings were collected enthusiastically by courtly patrons and he had numerous imitators...
, a Jesuit from Antwerp, a flashy still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
by Pieter de Ring
Pieter de Ring
Pieter de Ring, or Ryng was a Dutch Golden Age painter of still lifes. became famous for his opulent, flashy still lifes or banquet pieces with fruit, a lobster, a goblet, shrimps, oysters, a rug and Chinese porcelain...
, a seascape
Seascape
A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. By a backwards development, the word has also come to mean the view of the sea itself, and be applied in planning contexts to geographical locations possessing a good view of...
by Hans Goderis
Hans Goderis
Hans Goderis was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem.-Biography:He is first mentioned along with Cornelis Verbeeck in the book Harlemias by Theodorus Schrevelius as choosing marine painting....
and a winterscape by Antonie van Stralen
Antonie van Stralen
Anthonie Verstraelen or Van Stralen was a Dutch landscape painter, best known for his winter scenes.Gillis van Stralen, Antonie's father, was a textile merchant...
. On the table is an interesting piece of Kraak porcelain
Kraak porcelain
Kraak porcelain is a type of Chinese export porcelain produced mainly from the Wanli reign until around 1640. It was among the first Chinese export ware to arrive in Europe in mass quantities, and was frequently featured in Dutch still life paintings of foreign luxuries, as in the one by Jan...
.
The ceiling in the library is in a neo-classical style, resembling the work of the Scottish architect and interior decorator Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
. Adam, was inspired by the Domus Aurea
Domus Aurea
The Domus Aurea was a large landscaped portico villa, designed to take advantage of artificially created landscapes built in the heart of Ancient Rome by the Emperor Nero after the Great Fire of Rome had cleared away the aristocratic dwellings on the slopes of the Palatine...
in Rome and the palace of Diocletian
Diocletian
Diocletian |latinized]] upon his accession to Diocletian . c. 22 December 244 – 3 December 311), was a Roman Emperor from 284 to 305....
in Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
.
In the hall one can see a tapestry
Tapestry
Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom, however it can also be woven on a floor loom as well. It is composed of two sets of interlaced threads, those running parallel to the length and those parallel to the width ; the warp threads are set up under tension on a...
, made in Brussels around 1600, depicting Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus II of Persia , commonly known as Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much...
and the rich Croesus
Croesus
Croesus was the king of Lydia from 560 to 547 BC until his defeat by the Persians. The fall of Croesus made a profound impact on the Hellenes, providing a fixed point in their calendar. "By the fifth century at least," J.A.S...
, after his defeat and the revolt of the citizens. The story comes from Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
, (book I: 155). The carton
Carton
Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from paperboard which is also sometimes known as cardboard. Many types of cartons are used in packaging. Sometimes a carton is also called a box.-Folding cartons:...
was designed by Michiel Coxcie, the Flemish Raphael, and the original belongs to the Spanish royal family.
The Chinese Room has eight Rococo wallpaper panels on canvas
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame...
with fantasy flowers and birds, vegetables and chinoiserie
Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie, a French term, signifying "Chinese-esque", and pronounced ) refers to a recurring theme in European artistic styles since the seventeenth century, which reflect Chinese artistic influences...
, made somewhere between the years 1765-1775. The artist, working in the goldleather manufacture of Cornelis 't Kindt in Brussels, perhaps used engraving
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
s by Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Jean-Baptiste Pillement was a painter and designer, known for his exquisite and delicate landscapes, but whose importance lies primarily in the engravings done after his drawings, and their influence in spreading the Rococo style and particularly the taste for chinoiserie throughout...
, then famous for his Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie, a French term, signifying "Chinese-esque", and pronounced ) refers to a recurring theme in European artistic styles since the seventeenth century, which reflect Chinese artistic influences...
. The table is in scagliola
Scagliola
Scagliola , is a technique for producing stucco columns, sculptures, and other architectural elements that resemble inlays in marble and semi-precious stones...
technique, and once belonged to Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel .-Early life:...
.
- In June the museum participates in the Open Garden Days.
- The museum programs concerts, sometimes on the BroadwoodBroadwoodBroadwood may refer to:* Broadwood and Sons, an English piano manufacturer* John Broadwood, the founder of Broadwood and Sons* James Shudi Broadwood son of John Broadwood* Lucy Broadwood, an influential collector of folk songs in 19th century England...
square pianoSquare pianoThe square piano is a piano that has horizontal strings arranged diagonally across the rectangular case above the hammers and with the keyboard set in the long side. It is variously attributed to Silbermann and Frederici and was improved by Petzold and Babcock...
. - One of the first exhibitions in the museum was in 1991 on Antoine Ignace MellingAntoine Ignace MellingAntoine Ignace Melling was a painter, architect and voyager who is counted among the “Levantine Artists”. He is famous for his vedute of Constantinople, a town where he lived for 18 years. He was imperial architect to Sultan Selim III and Hatice Sultan and later landscape painter to the Empress...
.