Dirk van der Aa (1731 – 23 February 1809) was a Dutch
rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
painter who is best known for his
allegorical work.
Life
He was born in
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
, and first apprenticed to
Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to
Gerrit Mes with whom he would later start a
workshop
Beginning with the Industrial Revolution era, a workshop may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Workshops were the only ...
; they specialized in
grisaille decorative paintings. He counted
Evert Morel,
Cornelis Kuipers,
Johan Christiaan RoedigHoogsteder & Hoogsteder, A Feast for the Eye
and Andries van der Aa amongst his students. He died in his home city of The Hague.
Works by van der Aa
* ''Allegory of Summer: Cherubs disporting in a landscape'' (1775), part of a pair with ''Allegory of Autumn'
view at Artnet
* ''Spielende Putten auf Wolken'' (''Playing Putti on Clouds'') (1773)
* An overdoor: Putti desporting on clouds by a vase on pedestal (1773
view at Artnet
* ''Spielende Putten, Allegorie des Sommers'' (''Playing Putti, allegory of summer''), attributed to Dirk van der A
view at Artnet
References
External links
Information at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
1731 births
1809 deaths
18th-century Dutch painters
18th-century Dutch male artists
Dutch male painters
19th-century Dutch painters
Artists from The Hague
19th-century Dutch male artists
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