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Cornelis Saftleven (c. 1607 in
After training in Rotterdam, Cornelis likely traveled to Antwerp around 1632.
at the
at the J. Paul Getty Museum He also made a double-portrait of himself and his brother in the ''Two Musicians'' (c. 1633;
Cornelis Saftleven (c. 1607 in Gorinchem
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– 1 June 1681 in Rotterdam
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painter who worked in a great variety of genres. Known in particular for his rural genre scenes, his range of subjects was very wide and included portraits, farmhouse interiors, rural and beach scenes, landscapes with cattle, history painting
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s, scenes of Hell, allegories, satires and illustrations of proverbs.Wolfgang Schulz. "Saftleven." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 23 Dec. 2016
Life
Cornelis Saftleven was born into a family of artists. He learned to paint possibly from his father Herman, along with his brothers Abraham andHerman 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) ...
the Younger. He lived for a time in Utrecht
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with his brother.
After training in Rotterdam, Cornelis likely traveled to Antwerp around 1632. Peter Paul 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 tradit ...
is known to have added figures in paintings of Saftleven before 1637. When Rubens died in 1640 there were eight Saftlevens in his collection, four of which with figures added by Rubens.Cornelis Saftlevenat the
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Among his earliest works are portraits and peasant interiors influenced by Adriaen Brouwer. By 1634 Cornelis was in Utrecht, where his brother Herman Saftleven the Younger was living. The brothers began painting stable interiors, a new subject in peasant genre painting.Cornelis Saftlevenat the J. Paul Getty Museum He also made a double-portrait of himself and his brother in the ''Two Musicians'' (c. 1633;
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
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By 1637 Cornelis had returned to Rotterdam. In 1648 he married Catharina van der Heyden, who died in 1654. The year after her death, he married Elisabeth van der Avondt. He became dean of the guild of Saint Luke of Rotterdam in 1667.
His pupils included Abraham Hondius
Abraham Danielsz. Hondius (about 1631 – 17 September 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his depictions of animals. He was the son of a city stonemason, Daniel Abramsz de Hondt.
Hondius was born in Rotterdam and trained under Pie ...
, Ludolf de Jongh
Ludolf de Jongh or Ludolf Leendertsz. de Jongh ( Overschie, 1616 – Hillegersberg, 1679) was a Dutch painter, known for his genre scenes, hunting scenes, history paintings, landscapes, cityscapes and portraits.Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel.
Approximately two hundred of Saftleven's oil paintings and five hundred of his drawings still survive. His subject matter covered various subjects, including
Work
Approximately two hundred of Saftleven's oil paintings and five hundred of his drawings still survive. His subject matter covered various subjects, including genre works
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, ...
, portraits, beach scenes, and biblical and mythological themes. His images of hell
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as well as his satires and allegories are considered to be his most important contributions to Dutch painting. Related in motif to these hell scenes are the numerous versions of the Temptation of St Anthony.
Saftleven excelled at painting animals and often portrayed animals as active characters, occasionally with a hidden allegorical role. As a draftsman, Saftleven is best known for his black chalk drawings of single figures, usually young men, and his studies of animals, which show Roelandt Savery
Roelant Savery (or ''Roeland(t) Maertensz Saverij'', or ''de Savery'', or many variants; 1576 – buried 25 February 1639) was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter.
Life
Savery was born in Kortrijk. Like so many other artists, he belonged ...
's influence.
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