Hendrick Bloemaert (1601 or 1602 – 30 December 1672) was a
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...
painter.
Biography
Hendrick was the oldest son of
Abraham Bloemaert
Abraham Bloemaert (25 December 1566 – 27 January 1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving. He was initially working in the style of the "Haarlem Mannerists", but in the 16th century altered his style in line with the ...
. His brothers
Cornelis
Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis.
Cornelis (Kees) an ...
and
Adriaen were also painters. In 1626 he was registered in Rome, but by 1631 he was back in Utrecht, where he registered in the
Utrecht Guild of St. Luke
The Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke refers to two artist collectives in Utrecht (city); the old Catholic ''Zadelaarsgilde'' (Saddler's Guild) dating from the Middle Ages, as well as the newer ''Sint Lucas Gilde'' established in 1611. The first colle ...
and married Margaretha van der Eem, the daughter of a lawyer.
Works
![Hendrick Bloemaert Diana en Callisto](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Hendrick_Bloemaert_Diana_en_Callisto.jpg)
According to Houbraken, he never became as good as his father, but it is unclear whether Houbraken saw his work or copied this comment from
Joachim von Sandrart
Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the ''Te ...
.
Hendrick Bloemaert 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 Digital library for Dutch literature
The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Dutch: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren or DBNL) is a website (showing the abbreviation as dbnl) about Dutch language and Dutch literature. It contains thousands of literary texts, second ...
He is considered an important member of the Utrecht school of ''Caravaggisti'', and was known for his portraits and historical allegories. He was also known for his poetry.
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1600s births
1672 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Artists from Utrecht
Painters from Utrecht
Bloemaert family
Caravaggisti