Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (c. 1610 – buried 28 June 1670) 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 of genre works.
Biography
Born in
Rotterdam
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, Sorgh became a pupil of
David Teniers the Younger
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile arti ...
peasants
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. His
kitchen
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interiors feature elaborate
still life
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s. He also painted market scenes, portraits, and marine and historical scenes.
Sorgh's works include, for example, ''A Man Writing'', ''Interior with Jacob and Esau'', and ''A Kitchen''.
He married
Adriaantje Hollaer
Adriaantje Hollaer (1610 – 0, 1693) was a Netherlands woman known for her portrait by Rembrandt, currently in a private collection.
Hollaer was born in Rotterdam as the daughter of the merchant Pieter Jacobs Hollaer and Ingetje Rochusd. She marr ...
on 20 February 1633. She became famous in 1947 because of her marriage portrait which had been painted by
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...
and was pictured on the
Dutch
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People E ...
100-
guilder
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banknote
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, printed from 1947 - 1950. Through her sister, he was brother-in-law to his friend the painter
Crijn Hendricksz Volmarijn
Crijn Hendricksz Volmarijn (1601 in Rotterdam – 1645 in Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was a follower of Caravaggio known for his historical allegories.Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh in the
RKD
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...
Her portrait by Rembrandt was long considered a pendant companion to a portrait of him, but it is no longer certain since an 18th-century engraving of that portrait held the caption ''Nicholas Berchem''. The engraved portrait of him in Arnold Houbraken's ''
The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters
''The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters and Paintresses'', or ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'', as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies with engraved portraits written by the 1 ...
'' was based on his self-portrait, currently in a private collection.Self-portrait by Sorgh in the RKD
File:Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh 001.jpg, Interior scene by Sorgh
File:Rembrandt 212.jpg, Marriage portrait of a man with a large black hat by
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...
's workshop, formerly thought to be Nicolaes Berchem, Hendrik Sorgh, and Carel Fabricius
File:Rembrandt_213.jpg, Marriage portrait of his wife Adriaantje Hollaer, painted by Rembrandt's workshop, around the same time and considered a pendant to the man with the hat
File:Hendrick Maertensz. Sorgh - An Interior Scene - WGA21643.jpg, An Interior Scene
File:Hendrick Maertensz. Sorgh - Sailing Vessels in a Strong Wind - WGA21646.jpg, Sailing in a strong Wind
In 1659 he became headman of the Rotterdam
Guild of St. Luke
The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Four Evangelists, Evangelist Saint Luke, Luke, the patron sa ...
. His pupils were
Jacobus Blauvoet
A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ("James, by the grace o ...
,
Abraham Diepraam
Abraham Diepraam, or Diepraem (23 January 1622 – 16 July 1670), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Life and career
According to Houbraken, he first learned to paint from the father of Dirk Stoop, who had been a good glasspainter, and then h ...
,
Cornelis Dorsman
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Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given na ...
,
Pieter Nijs
Pieter Nijs or Nys (April 15, 1624 – June 16, 1681), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Nijs was born in Amsterdam.
According to the RKD he was a pupil of Hendrik Martensz Sorgh.
, and
Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn
Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn (1629–1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
Volmarijn was born and died in Rotterdam. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Hendrik Martensz Sorgh and Nicolaes Knüpfer and worked in Utrecht.
.
There is also a painting by Hendrick Sorgh in the Hunterian Art Gallery ("Interior with Card Players") in Glasgow, Scotland.