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Jan Jansz. Treck (1606, Amsterdam, 25 September 1652 ) was a
in the RKD In 1643 and 1644 Treck was trained by Abraham Jansz for 4 guilders a week, but forgot to pay for his apprenticeship. He also had to pay for a window that was made to get more light, while working. His earliest known signed and dated work is from 1641, after the death of Den Uyl. A work has surfaced with both signatures, implying that Treck perhaps finished Den Uyl's paintings after his death. Treck also had helped his brother-in-law to sell his house (on Singel) in 1639. After the death of his friend Abraham, Treck bought his equipment, paint and easel. In 1640 he supplied the art dealer
Jan Jansz. Treck (1606, Amsterdam, 25 September 1652 ) was a still-life
A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, boo ...
painter during the 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, ...
. Treck used economy in the number of his objects.
Life
In 1623 Treck was trained for half a year byJan den Uyl
Jan Jansz. den Uyl (Utrecht (?), 1595/96 – 24 November 1639) was a painting, painter of the Dutch Golden Age painting, Dutch Golden Age. He very much specialized in the form of still life known as the still life#Seventeenth century, breakfast p ...
, who had married his sister Geertruid in 1619. His style also shows influence by Pieter Claesz and Willem Heda
Willem Claesz. Heda (December 14, 1593/1594c. 1680/1682) was a Dutch Golden Age artist from the city of Haarlem devoted exclusively to the painting of still life. He is known for his innovation of the late breakfast genre of still life painting. ...
.Jan Treckin the RKD In 1643 and 1644 Treck was trained by Abraham Jansz for 4 guilders a week, but forgot to pay for his apprenticeship. He also had to pay for a window that was made to get more light, while working. His earliest known signed and dated work is from 1641, after the death of Den Uyl. A work has surfaced with both signatures, implying that Treck perhaps finished Den Uyl's paintings after his death. Treck also had helped his brother-in-law to sell his house (on Singel) in 1639. After the death of his friend Abraham, Treck bought his equipment, paint and easel. In 1640 he supplied the art dealer
Hendrick Uylenburgh
Hendrick Gerritszoon van Uylenburgh (c. 1587 – 1661) was an influential Dutch Golden Age art dealer who helped launch the careers of Rembrandt, Govert Flinck, Ferdinand Bol and other painters.
Biography
Van Uylenburgh came from a Frisian fam ...
with money.
After Treck's death his brother, sister and his niece and nephews inherited a small house in an alley from Singel to Spuistraat, furniture, clothes, stocks, coins, jewelry, prints and paintings. In 1661 Simon Luttichuys
Simon Luttichuys (1610–1661) was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.
Biography
Luttichuys was born in London. According to RKD, he was probably the same person as Simon Littlehouse who painted a portrait of the bishop Thomas Morton o ...
was asked to repaint a vanitas done by Treck.L. Helmus (1991) Jan Davidsz de Heem en zijn kring, p. 219; 8 sept. 1661 NA 1762-550 not. J.Q. Spithoff
Treck influenced Pieter van Anraedt and Willem Kalf.
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treck, Jan 1606 births 1652 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam Dutch still life painters