Willem van Drielenburg
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Willem van Drielenburg was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
who later took to landscape painting in the manner of Jan Both
. He came to live in Dordrecht in 1668 and Houbraken became his pupil in the rampjaar
1672. Houbraken didn't learn much that year, because the unrest in the city was such that Drieleburg was constantly sending him out to hear the latest news. He was a very productive painter, who could even make small gisaille landscapes in brown ink or red chalk by candlelight.
According to the RKD he was a landscape painter that became the teacher of Houbraken's later art teacher Wilhelmus Beurs
.
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.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Abraham BloemaertAbraham Bloemaert
Abraham Bloemaert was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving. He was one of the "Haarlem Mannerists" from about 1585, but in the new century altered his style to fit new Baroque trends...
who later took to landscape painting in the manner of Jan Both
Jan Dirksz Both
Jan Dirksz Both Jan Both was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher, who made an important contribution to the development of Dutch Italianate landscape painting.-Biography:...
. He came to live in Dordrecht in 1668 and Houbraken became his pupil in the rampjaar
Rampjaar
The rampjaar was the year 1672 in Dutch history. In that year,the Republic of the Seven United Provinces was after the outbreak of the Franco-Dutch War and the Third Anglo-Dutch War attacked by England, France, and the prince-electors Bernhard von Galen, bishop of Münster and Maximilian Henry of...
1672. Houbraken didn't learn much that year, because the unrest in the city was such that Drieleburg was constantly sending him out to hear the latest news. He was a very productive painter, who could even make small gisaille landscapes in brown ink or red chalk by candlelight.
According to the RKD he was a landscape painter that became the teacher of Houbraken's later art teacher Wilhelmus Beurs
Wilhelmus Beurs
Wilhelmus Beurs , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was the son of a shoemaker and a quick study who was able to produce a good landscape after only a year's instruction, though he later took up flower painting...
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