Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen (10 May 1626 – 4 September 1666) was a rich
Dutch
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People E ...
cloth merchant
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, an officer in the
civic guard, a real estate developer in the
Jordaan
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to ...
,
alderman
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in the
city council
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and a keen art collector. He would have been elected as a
burgomaster
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, if he had not died at the age of forty, an age considered acceptable to be eligible. He was a prominent patron of the arts in his time, and there is some speculation on being an influential protector of
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 it is likely that he had good connections with
Gabriel Metsu
In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር ...
. Hinlopen, like his father-in-law,
Joan Huydecoper I Joan may refer to:
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*:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
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, is known in
art history
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because of the poems by
Jan Vos
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reciting the paintings in his house and members of the family. These paintings are spread all over the world, the poems nearly forgotten.
Life
Jan J. Hinlopen was born as the son of the merchant
Jacob J. Hinlopen
Jacob J. Hinlopen (1582 – 1629 in Amsterdam) lived in a house ''with Hinlopen in the gable'', now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen: his descendan ...
(1582–1629), who traded spices and
ship chandler
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Synopsis
For traditional sailing ships, items that could be found in a chandlery
include sail-cloth, rosin, turpentine, tar, pitch, linseed oil, ...
y. The family origins were in
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Belgium
* Province of Bra ...
, then the
Southern Netherlands
The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the A ...
. After
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, had been occupied by the Spanish, Protestants, who did not want to convert to Catholicism, were ordered to sell their homes and immoveable possessions and depart. Within four years many Flemish cities lost half of their population emigrating to the north. It is possible the family moved in an earlier stage to the North and in 1572 escaped from
Naarden
Naarden () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and former List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Gooi region in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It has been part ...
, where all the inhabitants were killed in a massacre. Anyhow, the new immigrants lived in a house on the
Nieuwendijk
Nieuwendijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and lies about 8 km south of Gorinchem.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1468 as Nyewendijck, and means "new dike". Nieu ...
, named "''Hinlopen''" and very close to the harbour. The name of house has to do with
Hindelopen
Hindeloopen (; fry, Hylpen; Hindeloopen Frisian: ''Hielpen'' ) is an old city on the North of the Netherlands on the IJsselmeer. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest Fryslân. It is famous because of the Hindeloopen art and hindeloopen ...
, the small town in the North, producing many skippers and sailors.
After coming of age, Jan J. Hinlopen lived with his brother
Jacob J. Hinlopen
Jacob J. Hinlopen (1582 – 1629 in Amsterdam) lived in a house ''with Hinlopen in the gable'', now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen: his descendan ...
on the
Leliegracht
The Leliegracht (; Lily Canal) is a canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, between Herengracht (no. 148 and 169) and Prinsengracht (no. 124 and 241). The canal lies within the western Grachtengordel (canal belt) in the Jordaan neighborhood of the A ...
at the corner of the
Keizersgracht
The Keizersgracht (; "Emperor's canal") is a canal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is the second of the three main Amsterdam canals that together form the Grachtengordel, or canal belt, and lies between the inner Herengracht and outer Prinsengr ...
, not far from their parents, who moved to
Herengracht
The Herengracht () is the second of four Amsterdam canals belonging to the canal belt and lies between the Singel and the Keizersgracht.
The Gouden Bocht (Golden Bend) in particular is known for its large and beautiful canal houses.
History
Th ...
. The brothers made money from a cloth business in
Warmoesstraat
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and through building cheap housing in the
Jordaan
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to ...
. When their mother died in 1652, the daughter of a
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...
brewer and burgomaster and herself the owner of a brewery, the Hinlopen brothers inherited a mansion designed by
Philips Vingboons
Philips Vingboons (or ''Vinckboons'', ''Vinckeboons'', ''Vinckbooms'') ( – 2 October 1678) was a Dutch architect. He was part of the school of Jacob van Campen, that is, Dutch Classicism. Vingboons was especially highly regarded in his native c ...
, nicely situated in the woods between
Baarn
Baarn () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, near Hilversum in the province of Utrecht.
The municipality of Baarn
The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche.
The town of Baarn
Ba ...
,
Soest and
Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
.
Career
![Landhuis pijnenburg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Landhuis_pijnenburg.jpg)
Wishing to make a career in city politics, Jan enrolled in the
civic guard as an
ensign
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in 1651-1653 and in 1655. He served under captain
Gerrit Reynst
Gerrit Reynst (1599 – 29 June 1658) (also known as Gerard Reynst) was, like his younger brother Jan (1601–1646), a Dutch merchant and art collector from Amsterdam, with his brother owner of the Reynst Collection. He was an alderman and me ...
, also an art collector. When the new
town hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
was opened on 29 July, Jan was participating in a parade on
Dam Square
Dam Square or the Dam () is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the best-known and most important locations in the city and the country.
Location and description
...
; he wrote that three
salvo
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s were discharged, but not that his brother
Jacob
Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...
was sent out of the city for a day. In 1656 he was appointed as a city official in the
Nieuwe Kerk. He resigned within a few months, when he was appointed as an administrator in the townhall. In the
schutterij
Schutterij () refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces w ...
Jan was promoted
lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
. On 1 February 1661 Jan was elected as
schepen A schepen (Dutch; . ') or échevin (French) or Schöffe (German) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands. It has been replaced by the ' in the Netherlands (a municipal executive).
In modern Belgium, the ''schepen'' or ''éch ...
. He may have witnessed the unveiling of Rembrandts' painting
The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis
''The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis'' ( nl, De samenzwering van de Bataven onder Claudius Civilis; sv, Batavernas trohetsed till Claudius Civilis) is an oil painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt, c. 1661–62, which was originally the larges ...
in the town hall, as well as its removal a couple of months later.
On 3 April 1657 Jan J. Hinlopen married Leonore Huydecoper of Maarseveen (1631–1663), the daughter of a rich mayor,
Johan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen and an art lover. There is a sketch by her father for the arrangement of the chairs for the main room in his house on
Singel
The Singel is one of the canals of Amsterdam. The Singel encircled Amsterdam in the Middle Ages, serving as a moat around the city until 1585, when Amsterdam expanded beyond the Singel. The canal runs from the IJ (Amsterdam), IJ bay, near the ...
.
Jan Vos
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* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numbe ...
the local theatre director, gave five performances including accompanying poems for the occasion. Every show consisted of at least thirty to forty scenes portrayed in an allegorical manner, for example on the despairs of Amsterdam during the
plague
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epidemic in the years 1652-1657:
Family
Jan and Leonore had four children:
* Jacob (20 October 1658 –
Lage Vuursche
Lage Vuursche () is a village in the municipality of Baarn in the Netherlands. It lies about west of Soest, surrounded by woods, in the province of Utrecht.
In 2001 the village of Lage Vuursche had 139 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town ...
, 12 July 1664),
* Johanna Maria (16 April 1659 – 15 June 1706),
*
Sara
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* ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui
* ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda
* ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...
(12 June 1660 – 16 June 1749) and
* Geertrui (1 January 1662 – 14 August 1663).
Jan Hinlopen made distinct notes as to time of birth and date of baptism in the
Westerkerk
The Westerkerk (; en, Western Church) is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood (Centrum borough), next to the Jordaan, between ...
, at what time they were born and on which day they were baptized in the
Westerkerk
The Westerkerk (; en, Western Church) is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood (Centrum borough), next to the Jordaan, between ...
. His diary becomes dramatic when Jan J. Hinlopen lost his youngest daughter developing
measles
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and his wife having a miscarriage after seven months. The next day, on 29 October, around ten in the evening the baby was carried to the church by his servant Jan, accompanied by two other men, most probably the undertakers. On 1 November his wife Leonora died at 5.30 in the morning, having been ill for seven days. His only son Jacob died at Pijnenburg, when his father was not present.
On 6 January 1665 Jan remarried to
Lucia Wijbrants
Lucia Wijbrants or Wybrants (October 21, 1638 in Amsterdam – May 23, 1719 in Utrecht) was the daughter of Johannes Wijbrants, a silk merchant, whose ancestors had moved from Stavoren to Antwerp.
After 1585 when Antwerp was occupied by the Spani ...
in the
Nieuwe Kerk. At some time Hinlopen moved from a house in Doelenstraat, which he rented from
Pieter Carpentier, to house on
Kloveniersburgwal
Kloveniersburgwal is an Amsterdam canal flowing south from Nieuwmarkt to the Amstel River on the edge of the medieval city, lying east of the dam in the centre of Amsterdam.
History
The Kloveniersburgwal was dug at the end of the 15th century. ...
, opposite
Jan Six
Jan Six (14 January 1618, Amsterdam – 28 May 1700, Amsterdam) was an important cultural figure in the Dutch Golden Age.
Biography
From a well-to-do cloth merchant family Six, Jan Six was the son of Jean Six (1575–1617) and his wife Anna Wijme ...
. He was living next to his brother,
Jacob J. Hinlopen
Jacob J. Hinlopen (1582 – 1629 in Amsterdam) lived in a house ''with Hinlopen in the gable'', now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen: his descendan ...
, then a superintendent of a nearby elderly peoples home. Lucia gave birth to a stillborn child on 11 November 1665. In 1666 he commissioned a painting from
Bartholomeus van der Helst
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam's elite as well as t ...
of Lucia, himself and the hunting dogs, but showing his deceased first wife and children in the background. Jan J. Hinlopen, rather stockily built, died at the age of forty. He was buried in the
Oude Kerk on 10 September 1666, next to his first wife and their baby.
Hinlopen's collection of paintings
After its completion,
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 ...
sold the painting ''
Ahasuerus and Haman at the feast of Esther
The painting ''Ahasveros and Haman at the Feast of Esther'' is one of the few works of Rembrandt van Rijn whose complete provenance is known. The origin of the painting can be traced back to 1662, two years after its completion.
Subject
The sub ...
'' to Jan J. Hinlopen. It is based on the Old Testament story. During a banquet the wife of the Persian King Ahasuerus, the Jew Esther accuses the king's favourite Haman of plotting to destroy her people. This painting may be one of the few paintings by Rembrandt whose provenance can be traced back to the year 1662. In that year Jan Vos published a poetry book in which there were sundry poems based on the paintings of Jan J. Hinlopen.
In his collection were two paintings by
Jan Lievens
Jan Lievens (24 October 1607 – 4 June 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was associated with his close contemporary Rembrandt, a year older, in the early parts of their careers. They shared a birthplace in Leiden, training with Pieter L ...
, ''The raising of
Lazarus'', now in Bristol, and ''Christ in the tomb''. The painting by
Bartholomeus van der Helst
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam's elite as well as t ...
was inherited by his second wife Lucia Wijbrants. Furthermore, he had a painting of flowers by
, and the painting ''Simon in the temple with Christ as a child'' by
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621 – 29 September 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art.
Biography
Gerbrand was born in A ...
. In his salon he showed ''Venus in a cloud full of
Cupid
In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupīdō , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, lust, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus (mythology), Venus and the god of war Mar ...
s'' by
Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...
, which she inherited from her father
Joan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen.
Two paintings by Metsu
One of the two paintings by
Gabriel Metsu
In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር ...
belonging to Hinlopen does depict the Hinlopen family. That one is in the Berlin
Gemäldegalerie. Whether or not the one in the New York
Metropolitan Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
is also depicting Hinlopen and his wife is still not clear.
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 ...
, in 1721, recalled the latter painting as the largest and finest work by Metsu he had ever seen.
There is still some confusion among art historians about the history of one of the paintings by Metsu, now in the
Gemäldegalerie. Besides it is not clear if this painting is a
genre work
Genre art is the pictorial representation in any of various media of scenes or events from everyday life, such as markets, domestic settings, interiors, parties, inn scenes, work, and street scenes. Such representations (also called genre works, ...
or a
portrait
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. After the
Geelvinck Geelvinck (" yellow finch") was a Dutch surname. The family died out in the early 19th century.
Some notable members of the family include:
* Jan Cornelis Geelvinck, the son of a merchant in beans and peas, and involved in the West India Company. ...
family ceased to exist in the early 19th century, the traces to the real origins were lost. The Swiss family Tschiffely sold the painting in 1832. In the end of the 19th century it was known as depicting the ''Familie des Kaufmanns Gelfing''. In 1907 the known Dutch art-historian
Hofstede de Groot
Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (9 November 1863 – 14 April 1930), was a Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator.
Life
He was born in Dwingeloo and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth due to weak lungs, where he learned Germa ...
mentioned the
parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoid ...
in the painting of the ''Familie Geelvinck''. Remarkably he described the painting as ''langweilig'' (= boring). In 1984 also
Bob Haak describes it as depicting the Geelvinck family.
![Gabriel-Metsu-Familie-Hinlopen-Gemaeldegalerie Berlin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Gabriel-Metsu-Familie-Hinlopen-Gemaeldegalerie_Berlin.jpg)
In 1976
Van Eeghen van Eeghen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Isabella Henriette van Eeghen (1913–1996), Dutch historian
* Esmée van Eeghen (1918-1944), Dutch resistance fighter in World War II
* Mark van Eeghen (born 1952), American footba ...
renamed the painting to ''De familie van burgemeester
Gillis Valckenier
Gillis Valckenier (1623–1680) was nine years burgomaster of Amsterdam: in 1665, 1666, 1668, 1670, 1673, 1674, 1676, 1678, 1679. He was a strong personality, but changing allies as a real opportunist.
Life
Valckenier was the only son of Wouter V ...
'', and dated it in 1657. This was mainly based on the bird in the painting, which van Eeghen imagined to be a
falcon
Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.
Adult falcons ...
. Irene Groeneweg reasons that the bird, held by the boy, is a
Cuban amazon parrot. Another reason to doubt the classification is that, according to the Amsterdam City Archives, burgomaster
Gillis Valckenier
Gillis Valckenier (1623–1680) was nine years burgomaster of Amsterdam: in 1665, 1666, 1668, 1670, 1673, 1674, 1676, 1678, 1679. He was a strong personality, but changing allies as a real opportunist.
Life
Valckenier was the only son of Wouter V ...
had six children at the time of the painting's creation.
Judith van Gent discovered that there was a resemblance with Hinlopen's on the works of
Bartholomeus van der Helst
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam's elite as well as t ...
and the family, depicted by Metsu on the painting in Berlin. Additionally she discovered support for her view in Hinlopens will. Nevertheless, the painting is still and erroneously referred to as: ''The Family of burgomaster Gillis Valckenier''.
The painting in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...
, called ''A Visit to the Nursery'', dated 1661, may depict the family Hinlopen. According to Walter Liedtke there is some general resemblance. The scene is set in an imaginary room. The chimney resembles the one in the former Amsterdam townhall, also painted by
Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch (, also spelled "Hoogh" or "Hooghe"; 20 December 1629 (baptized) – 24 March 1684 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a contemporary of ...
. A guest is greeted by the new mother and her hat-doffing husband. There is a
seascape
A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. The word originated as a formation from landscape, which was first used of images of land in art. By a similar devel ...
, a painting of a brawny fisherman on the wall and
Persian carpet
A Persian carpet ( fa, فرش ایرانی, translit=farš-e irâni ) or Persian rug ( fa, قالی ایرانی, translit=qâli-ye irâni ),Savory, R., ''Carpets'',(Encyclopaedia Iranica); accessed January 30, 2007. also known as Iranian ...
s on the table and the floor. The dog in the painting could be a
Bolognese.
The history of this painting is well-known, except for between the years 1666 and 1706. In 1662 Jan Vos published a poem about this painting, belonging to Jan J. Hinlopen. Most of Jan Hinlopen's collection passed to his daughters. In 1680, after the burial of his brother and guardian
Jacob J. Hinlopen
Jacob J. Hinlopen (1582 – 1629 in Amsterdam) lived in a house ''with Hinlopen in the gable'', now at 155 Nieuwendijk. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the Dutch East India Company in Enkhuizen: his descendan ...
his paintings were divided in lots and given to his daughters
[RAU 67-59. Familiearchief Huydecoper, on 11/7/1679, 12/8/1679 and 2/22/1680.] but none of the paintings or painters are mentioned.
See also
*
Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen
Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis was situated from its opening 1991 till the end of 2015 in a canal-side mansion, the Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This patrician mansion, close to the Rembrandtplein, was built for Albert G ...
, for more on Sara and the family
Sources
External links
Deeds of purchase by Jan or Jacob Hinlopen in the City Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinlopen, Jan
1626 births
1666 deaths
Art collectors from Amsterdam
17th-century Dutch businesspeople
Businesspeople from Amsterdam
Burials at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam