Jan van Aken (1614 – 25 March 1661 (buried)) 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 and engraver.

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Van Aken was born and died in

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, but has been frequently confused with the celebrated German painter Johann van Achen of Cologne. Not much is known of his paintings but Bartsch enumerates twenty-one of his etchings, which are touched in the manner of

Herman Saftleven Herman Saftleven the Younger (1609 - 5 January 1685 (buried)), was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period. Biography Born in Rotterdam, Saftleven lived most of his life (1632–1685) in Utrecht. His brothers, Cornelis Saftleven (1607–1681) ...

. They are very slight but display great mastery. Houbraken describes an etching by him from his own design, which he says is very scarce. He terms it the ''Travellers On Horseback''. It is marked "J.V Aken, inv. et fec.". Among those mentioned are six horses after

Pieter van Laer Pieter Bodding van Laer (christened 14 December 1599, Haarlem – 1641 or later) was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He was active in Rome for over a decade and was known for genre scenes, animal paintings and landscapes placed in the environs ...

or Bamboccio and six views of the Rhine after Saftleven. He was also influenced by

Philips Wouwerman Philips Wouwerman (also Wouwermans) (24 May 1619 (baptized) – 19 May 1668) was a Dutch painter of hunting, landscape and battle scenes. Life and work Philips Wouwerman was one of the most versatile and prolific artists of the Dutch Golden ...

.Jan van Aken
in the

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Works by Jan van Aken at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaWorks by Jan Van Aken at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aken, Jan Van Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam 1614 births 1661 deaths 17th-century Dutch people

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