Theodorus Schrevelius
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Theodorus Schrevelius was a Dutch Golden Age
writer and poet.
, and in 1591 went to study Greek and Latin at the University of Leiden. He became the assistant director of the Latin school
in Haarlem in 1597, where he also started work on translating Ovid
. He was friends with the Mannerist artist group led by Karel van Mander, who himself translated Ovid's Metamorphoses in 1604. Schrevelius married Maria van Teylingen (1570-1652) in Alkmaar in 1599 and had seven children, including his son Cornelius Schrevelius, who later succeeded him as director of the Leiden school. In 1609 he succeeded Cornelis Schonaeus as director of the Haarlem Latin School, but in 1620 he was dismissed for his Remonstrant ideas. He fled to Leiden with other Haarlem Remonstrant supporters and from 1625-1642 he was director of the Latin school in Leiden (where Rembrandt had received his early education from ca. 1615-1620).
In 1642 after handing his position over to his son Cornelis, he returned to Haarlem where he devoted himself to writing about Haarlem in his Harlemum (1647) and Harlemias (1648). He died in 1649 and was buried in the St. Bavochurch in the Brewer's chapel.
published his poetic history of Haarlem in verse form called Beschrijvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland. In this book, Schrevelius includes biographical sketches of many local artists that Arnold Houbraken
later used for his Schouburg. The list of painters Houbraken included (Schrevelius listed many more) were Johannes Torrentius, Pieter de Grebber
, Frans Pietersz de Grebber
, Maria de Grebber
, Gerard Sprong, Hendrik Gerritsz Pot
, Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
, Cornelis Verbeeck
, Hans Goderis
, Cornelis Vroom
, Nicolas Zuyker, Gerrit Claesz Bleker
, Salomon van Ruysdael, Reyer van Blommendael
, Floris van Dyck, Willem Heda, Roeland van Laer,
Pieter van Laer
, Pieter Holsteyn, and Jan Philipsz van Bouckhorst.
.
The street Schreveliusstraat in Haarlem
is named after him.
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...
writer and poet.
Biography
He was born in HaarlemHaarlem
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...
, and in 1591 went to study Greek and Latin at the University of Leiden. He became the assistant director of the Latin school
Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem
The Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem or the Latin School of Haarlem is an elite secondary school in Haarlem, The Netherlands. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious and academically rigorous schools in The Netherlands. The school was founded in 1389 and is therefore one of the oldest schools in...
in Haarlem in 1597, where he also started work on translating Ovid
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria...
. He was friends with the Mannerist artist group led by Karel van Mander, who himself translated Ovid's Metamorphoses in 1604. Schrevelius married Maria van Teylingen (1570-1652) in Alkmaar in 1599 and had seven children, including his son Cornelius Schrevelius, who later succeeded him as director of the Leiden school. In 1609 he succeeded Cornelis Schonaeus as director of the Haarlem Latin School, but in 1620 he was dismissed for his Remonstrant ideas. He fled to Leiden with other Haarlem Remonstrant supporters and from 1625-1642 he was director of the Latin school in Leiden (where Rembrandt had received his early education from ca. 1615-1620).
In 1642 after handing his position over to his son Cornelis, he returned to Haarlem where he devoted himself to writing about Haarlem in his Harlemum (1647) and Harlemias (1648). He died in 1649 and was buried in the St. Bavochurch in the Brewer's chapel.
Works
- Translation of OvidOvidPublius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria...
's TristiaTristiaThe Tristia is a collection of letters written in elegiac couplets by the Augustan poet Ovid during his exile from Rome. Despite five books of his copious bewailing of his fate, the immediate cause of Augustus's banishment of the greatest living Latin poet to Pontus in 8 AD remains a mystery...
Tristium (1612) - Diatribae scholasticae (1626)
- Staten edition of the three books of HomerHomerIn the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
's IliadIliadThe Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...
in 1636 - Harlemias, 1648, in Google books
History of Haarlem
He is best known today for his Harlemias, or history of Haarlem, which was first published 20 years after his colleague Samuel AmpzingSamuel Ampzing
Samuel Ampzing was a Dutch minister, poet and purist.-Biography:Born to the minister Johannes Ampzing in Haarlem, in 1616 Samuel became a minister himself at Rijsoord in Strevelshoek, and in 1619 at the Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem.-Beschrijvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland:In 1617, he began...
published his poetic history of Haarlem in verse form called Beschrijvinge ende lof der stad Haerlem in Holland. In this book, Schrevelius includes biographical sketches of many local artists that Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. He had ten children. His son Jacobus Houbraken was an engraver of portraits and book illustrations, including books by his father...
later used for his Schouburg. The list of painters Houbraken included (Schrevelius listed many more) were Johannes Torrentius, Pieter de Grebber
Pieter de Grebber
Pieter Fransz de Grebber was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Life:De Grebber was the oldest son of Frans Pietersz de Grebber , a painter and embroiderer in Haarlem, and the brother of the painters Maria and Albert. He learned to paint from his father and from Hendrick Goltzius...
, Frans Pietersz de Grebber
Frans Pietersz de Grebber
Frans Pietersz de Grebber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to van Mander he was a good painter of landscapes and portraits, who designed tapestries and had been a pupil of Jacob Savery...
, Maria de Grebber
Maria de Grebber
Maria de Grebber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken she was the daughter of the painter Frans Pietersz de Grebber and the sister of Pieter de Grebber, whose father taught them both to paint...
, Gerard Sprong, Hendrik Gerritsz Pot
Hendrik Gerritsz Pot
Hendrik Gerritsz Pot, was a Dutch painter. He lived and painted in Haarlem, where he was an officer of the militia, or schutterij. Dutch artist Frans Hals painted Pot in militia sash in Hals' The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company ...
, Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:He was the son of a Haarlem captain, and drew, painted and etched with his friends Hendrick Goltzius and Cornelis van Haarlem. He also held important positions in the Haarlem Guild of St...
, Cornelis Verbeeck
Cornelis Verbeeck
Cornelis Verbeeck , also known as Cornelis Verbeecq, was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem.-Biography:He is first mentioned along with Hans Goderis in the book Harlemias by Theodorus Schrevelius as choosing marine painting....
, 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....
, Cornelis Vroom
Cornelis Vroom
Cornelis Hendriksz Vroom was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of the painter Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, the older brother of Frederick and Jacob, and the father of the painter Jacob Cornelisz Vroom. He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St...
, Nicolas Zuyker, Gerrit Claesz Bleker
Gerrit Claesz Bleker
Gerrit Claesz Bleker , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken in 1718, who repeated a list of names from Theodorus Schrevelius's 1648 book on Haarlem called Harlemias, he was a good landscape painter of Haarlem along with Cornelis Vroom, son of Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, "Joh...
, Salomon van Ruysdael, Reyer van Blommendael
Reyer van Blommendael
Reyer Jacobsz van Blommendael was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem.-Biography:He entered the Guild of that city in 1662, and was buried in the St. Bavochurch there where later his sister Risje was also buried...
, Floris van Dyck, Willem Heda, Roeland van Laer,
Pieter van Laer
Pieter van Laer
Pieter van Laer was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre scenes, active for over a decade in Rome, where his nickname was Il Bamboccio...
, Pieter Holsteyn, and Jan Philipsz van Bouckhorst.
Trivia
In his Harlemias, Schrevelius claimed that the art of printing, itself the keeper of all science, was invented in Haarlem in 1440 by Laurens Janszoon CosterLaurens Janszoon Coster
Laurens Janszoon Coster , or Laurens Jansz Koster, is the name of an inventor of a printing press from Haarlem...
.
The street Schreveliusstraat in 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...
is named after him.
External links
- Dutch Humanists, art. 'Schrevelius, Theodorus (1572-1649)'
- Portret van Theodorus Schrevelius, 1617 - Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum
- Engraving of Schrevelius aged 46 by Jacob MathamJacob MathamJacob Matham , of Haarlem, was a famous engraver and pen-draftsman.-Biography:He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman Hendrik Goltzius, and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen...
in the RijksmuseumRijksmuseumThe Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or simply Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art... - Harlemias edition II from 1754 op Google Books