Willem van Ingen, or Guilhelmo Den Eersten (1651–1708), 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 active in Italy.

Biography

According to Houbraken, he learned to paint in Utrecht and attracted the attention of

Johannes van Neercassel Johannes Baptista van Neercassel (Gorinchem, 1626 – Zwolle, 6 June 1686) served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1661 to 1686. Life Neercassel was born in Gorinchem, where his father was a wealthy brewer and city alderman. He probably received hi ...

, who took him along on a trip to

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. In Rome, he registered in the

Bentvueghels The Bentvueghels (Dutch for "Birds of a Feather") were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent ("painters' clique"). Activities The members, which included ...

as ''Guilhelmo den Eersten''. Houbraken goes on to mention that he worked for a year in Rome under

Karel Marat Carlo Maratta or Maratti (13 May 162515 December 1713) was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition ...

, painting in many churches, and then traveled to

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

where he worked for Valentin Lefebvre painting on copper after

Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , also , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana'' (1563) and ''The ...

. He then traveled to

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

before returning to the Netherlands. He is also known as ''Guillelmo van Ingen''. He is known as the teacher of Albert van Spiers (1665–1718),note on Spiers by Christiaan Kramm
/ref> who was the teacher of

Jacob de Wit Jacob de Wit (19 December 1695 – 12 November 1754) was a Dutch artist and interior decorator who painted many religious scenes. Biography Jacob de Wit was born in Amsterdam, and became famous for his door and ceiling paintings. He lived on ...

, decoration painters in Amsterdam.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingen, Willem Van 1651 births 1708 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Utrecht Members of the Bentvueghels Pupils of Carlo Maratta