Roelant Roghman
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Roelant Roghman was a Dutch Golden Age
painter and engraver.
family, and Roghman became a student of his namesake and great-uncle, Roelant Savery
. According to Houbraken, he only had one eye, but painted in a rough and ready way, that perhaps was the result of his eyesight. He specialized in landscapes, and in later life became a history buff, working on several prints of old castle ruins and defunct family estates. In his youth he had been a friend of Rembrandt and Gerbrant van den Eekhout.
Roghman worked on one of these print series with his sister Geertruydt
in (ca. 1645-1648), under the title Plaisante Landschappen (pleasant landscapes) by the printer Claes Jansz Visscher. His other sister Magdalena was also an engraver. Their landscape series of more than 200 prints, showing mostly castles and landed estates in the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Utrecht, were very popular. He never married, and died in Amsterdam.
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 and engraver.
Biography
Roghman was born in Amsterdam, the son of the engraver Henrick Lambertsz Roghman and Maria Jacobs Savery. His mother was a daughter of the SaverySavery
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family, and Roghman became a student of his namesake and great-uncle, Roelant Savery
Roelant Savery
Roelant Savery , was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter.-Life:Savery was born in Kortrijk...
. According to Houbraken, he only had one eye, but painted in a rough and ready way, that perhaps was the result of his eyesight. He specialized in landscapes, and in later life became a history buff, working on several prints of old castle ruins and defunct family estates. In his youth he had been a friend of Rembrandt and Gerbrant van den Eekhout.
Roghman worked on one of these print series with his sister Geertruydt
Geertruydt Roghman
Geertruydt Roghman , was a Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver, and printmaker.-Biography:According to the RKD she was the oldest sister of Roelant and Magdalena Roghman and the granddaughter of the painter Roelant Savery through her mother Maria Savery...
in (ca. 1645-1648), under the title Plaisante Landschappen (pleasant landscapes) by the printer Claes Jansz Visscher. His other sister Magdalena was also an engraver. Their landscape series of more than 200 prints, showing mostly castles and landed estates in the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Utrecht, were very popular. He never married, and died in Amsterdam.