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Isaac van Duynen also known as Deynen or Duijnen (April 1628 – ca. 1680) was a
at the
''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen''
vol. 3 (1721), p. 274 He was the son of Gerrit Gerritsz van Duynen, a well-off fishmonger.Hoogsteder, ''Eeuwige schoonheid in doodgewoon visje''
on Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder website He had an older brother known as Abraham van Duijnen who became a landscape painter.Abraham van Duijnen
at the
It is not known with whom he trained. He may have been a pupil of 
While working in The Hague, he stayed in touch with Dordrecht as demonstrated by the fact that in March 1673 he joined the civic militia of Dordrecht to fight the French invaders near Alphen aan de Rijn. Although he seemed to have inherited substantial wealth from his father, his later life is characterized by debts, especially with wine-dealers. He was reputed for his quarrelsome behavior and heavy drinking. His contemporaries described him as impertinent and rude.
He died some time between December 1679 when he is named in a notarial deed, and February 1681 when he is mentioned as deceased.
Isaac van Duynen also known as Deynen or Duijnen (April 1628 – ca. 1680) was a Dutch
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still life painter. He is known for still lifes of dead fish and other sea animals, still lifes with fruit, banquet still lifes and the occasional kitchen scene.Isaac van Duynenat the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
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 ...
Life
He was born inDordrecht
Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...
in April 1628. Arnold Houbraken''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen''
vol. 3 (1721), p. 274 He was the son of Gerrit Gerritsz van Duynen, a well-off fishmonger.Hoogsteder, ''Eeuwige schoonheid in doodgewoon visje''
on Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder website He had an older brother known as Abraham van Duijnen who became a landscape painter.Abraham van Duijnen
at the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
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 ...
It is not known with whom he trained. He may have been a pupil of Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp
Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp (or Jacob Gerritsz. Cuijp; 1594 – 1652) was a portrait and landscape painter, best known for his portraits.
He was born and died in Dordrecht, the son of the stained glass designer Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp, who moved t ...
. He worked in Dordrecht as an independent master between 1651 and 1654 when he left for Italy. He was in Rome from 1654 to 1657.
From 1657 he lived 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 o ...
where he made his will on 11 September 1657. He would remain in The Hague for the rest of his life. He became a member of the Confrerie Pictura
The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague (the Netherlands) by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.
History
The guild of St. Luke in the Hague existed a ...
in The Hague in 1665. He married Maria van Bladen, probably in 1665. In that year he rented a house on the Groenmarkt with his father-in-law Pieter van Bladen. In 1666 he and his wife lived on the Lutherse Burgwal next to the Lutheran Church and some time later in the Schoolstraat.
While working in The Hague, he stayed in touch with Dordrecht as demonstrated by the fact that in March 1673 he joined the civic militia of Dordrecht to fight the French invaders near Alphen aan de Rijn. Although he seemed to have inherited substantial wealth from his father, his later life is characterized by debts, especially with wine-dealers. He was reputed for his quarrelsome behavior and heavy drinking. His contemporaries described him as impertinent and rude.
He died some time between December 1679 when he is named in a notarial deed, and February 1681 when he is mentioned as deceased.Work
He is known for still lifes of dead fish and other sea animals, still lifes with fruit, banquet still lifes and the occasional kitchen scene. His works have been confused with those ofAbraham van Beyeren
Abraham Hendriksz van Beijeren or Abraham van BeyerenAlso known as 'Abraham van Bergaren (c. 1620, The Hague – March 1690, Overschie (Rotterdam)) was a Dutch Baroque painter of still lifes. Little recognized in his day and initially active as ...
, Alexander Adrianssen, Jan Dirven, Peeter van den Bemden, Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp, and Jan Abel Wassenbergh.Meijer, F.G. (2004). Visstillevens in Holland en Vlaanderen, in: Helmus, L.M. (Ed.) Vis: stillevens van Hollandse en Vlaamse meesters 1550-1700. pp. 13-73
He is regarded as a follower of Pieter van Noort and Jan Davidsz de Heem
Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full ''Jan Davidszoon de Heem'', also called ''Johannes de Heem'' or ''Johannes van Antwerpen'' or ''Jan Davidsz de Hem'' (c. 17 April 1606 in Utrecht – before 26 April 1684 in Antwerp), was a still life painter ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duynen, Isaac van 1628 births 1680s deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch still life painters Artists from Dordrecht Painters from The Hague Date of birth unknown Year of death uncertain