Ernst Stuven - flowers in a glass vase on a stone slab

Ernst Stuven (c. 1657–1712) was a German

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flower painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken, he was born in

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, where he was initially trained by

Georg Hainz Georg Hainz (1630–1700) was a German Baroque painter. He is sometimes called Heintz or Hinz. Biography He was born in Altenau. According to the RKD, Hainz is known for still life paintings and was the teacher of Christian Berentz.

. At the age of eighteen he moved to

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(c. 1675–1677), where he became a pupil of

Johannes Voorhout Johannes Voorhout (11 November 1647 – 25 August 1717) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, portraits and genre scenes.Ernst Stuven biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...

, courtesy of the

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Being more interested in flower painting, he soon joined the studio of

Willem van Aelst Willem van Aelst (16 May 1627 – buried 22 May 1683)Aelst, Willem van

, and after a period with him, he switched to

Abraham Mignon Abraham Mignon or Minjon (21 June 164027 March 1679), was a still life painter.Abraham Mignon
at the

. His works sold well and he got married, and though Houbraken mentions ''children'', no known sons are listed as pupils.Ernst Stuven
in the

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Houbraken mentions in his biography of Elias van den Broeck that he had been Stuven's first and best pupil (c. 1665). Stuven's pupils according to the RKD were

Herman van der Mijn Herman van der Mijn, or Heroman van der Myn (1684 in Amsterdam – 1741 in London), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. According to Houbraken he introduced Jan van Nickelen to Jan Frans van Douven. ...

, J.W. Windtraken, and Willem Grasdorp. Houbraken wrote five pages about the abusive relationship in 1697 between Willem Grasdorp and Ernst Stuven. When Grasdorp tried to escape, Stuven prevented this and when Grasdorp's mother called upon the authorities, Stuven was so aggressive to them that he was sentenced for 12 years in the

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in Amsterdam. He was allowed out for good conduct after half of that time, and was taken in by

Romeyn de Hooghe Romeyn de Hooghe (bapt. 10 September 1645 – 10 June 1708) was a late Dutch Baroque painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist. Biography He was born in Amsterdam, and was a skilled etcher, draughtsman, painter, sculptor and medalis ...

in Haarlem (c. 1703–1705). He later moved to

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, where he painted for a gentlemen named De Beer who kept him for a

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per day and room & board, which is where he later died.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuven, Ernst 1657 births 1712 deaths German Baroque painters Artists from Hamburg Flower artists