David Vinckboons (baptized 13 August 1576 – c.1632 ) was a
Dutch Golden Age painter born in
Mechelen,
Southern Netherlands
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. Vinckboons, whose name is often spelled as Vingboons, Vinghboons, Vinckebonis or Vinckboom, had at least ten children. His sons were the cartographer and watercolourist
Johannes
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
and the architects
Justus
Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arrivin ...
and
Philip. Vinckboons himself died in
Amsterdam
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.
Biography
Vinckboons was one of the most prolific and popular painters and print designers in the
Netherlands
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. Himself influenced by
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, he was instrumental – together with
Hans Bol
Hans Bol or Jan Bol (16 December 1534 – 20 November 1593), was a Flemish-Belgian painter, print artist, miniaturist painter and draftsman.[Roelant Savery
Roelant Savery (or ''Roeland(t) Maertensz Saverij'', or ''de Savery'', or many variants; 1576 – buried 25 February 1639) was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter.
Life
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– in the development of
genre painting in the northern Netherlands.
Vinckboons was born in
Mechelen. The family moved to
Antwerp around 1580, and then to
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after the
Spanish
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occupation of Antwerp in 1585. It is not likely they moved for religious reasons to Amsterdam. His father became a citizen in 1591, but none of his grandchildren were baptized in a Calvinist church. In 1602 David married in
Leeuwarden
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to Agneta van Loon, the daughter of a
notary
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. Then he lived in
Sint Antoniesbreestraat
The Sint Antoniesbreestraat ("St. Anthony's Broad Street") is a street in the centre of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The street runs south from Nieuwmarkt square to the Sint Antoniesluis sluice gates, where it continues as the Jodenbreestraat. ...
like many other artists and painters. According to
Karel van Mander
Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembere ...
he did not have any teacher other than his father Phillipe, a painter on
canvas with watercolors, an art form practised mainly in his birthplace of
Mechelen.
David specialized in elegant figures in park-like landscapes (''Outdoor Merry Company'', 1610; Vienna, Akademie der Bildenden Künste) as well as
Kermis
Kermesse, or kermis, or kirmess, is a Dutch language term derived from 'kerk' (church) and 'mis' (mass) that became borrowed in English, French, Spanish and many other languages, originally denoting the mass said on the anniversary of the foundati ...
and other village festivals. He also produced Biblical scenes such as ''Tobias and the Angel'' (1619,
Olana State Historic Site
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).
His landscapes reflect his contact with
Gillis van Coninxloo
Gillis van Coninxloo (now also referred to as Gillis van Coninxloo II but previously referred to as Gillis van Coninxloo III) (24 January 1544 – January 1607) was a Flemish painter of landscapes who played an important role in the development ...
. Vinckboons attracted a number of students; among them were
Gillis d'Hondecoeter,
Claes Janszoon Visscher and probably
Esaias van de Velde
Esaias van de Velde (17 May 1587 (baptized) – 18 November 1630 (buried)
) was a Dutch landscape painter.
Biography
He was born in Amsterdam, where his Flemish father Hans had fled as a Protestant in 1585. He probably studied under his fathe ...
.
Vingboons, as his name is often spelled, and many other varieties are to be found, had at least ten children. His sons were the cartographer and watercolourist
Johannes
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...
and the architects
Justus
Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arrivin ...
and
Philip. Pieter, an engineer and soldier, died on
Ceylon.
Work
Vinckboons Landscape with buildings.jpg
1604 Lierman C J Visscher.jpg
David Vinckboons - An Officer Preparing His Troops for an Ambush - WGA25110.jpg
Boerenvreugd Rijksmuseum SK-A-1352.jpeg
David Vinckboons - A Blind Hurdy-Gurdy Player - WGA25114.jpg
David vinckboons-riña.jpg
Vinckboons- Kreuztragung.JPG
215 David Vinckboons Fête paysanne ou kermesse.jpg
Vingboon.jpg
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David Vinckboons - The peasant's sorrow.jpg
File:Petrus Plancius Instructing Students in the Science of Navigation.jpg,
References
* Liedtke, W. (2007) Dutch paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 913.
* Sutton, P. C. (ed.), ''Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting'', exhib. cat. 1984 (Philadelphia Museum; Berlin,
Gemäldegalerie; London, RA)
External links
Works and literature on David Vinckboonsat PubHist
*
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Drawings and Prints', a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes material on David Vinckboons (see index)
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1576 births
1629 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Flemish Baroque painters
Artists from Mechelen
Painters from Amsterdam