Gerrit van Santen or Gerard Cornelisz van Santen (1591/92–1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and writer. He was born in Delft probably in 1591 or 1592, and was buried in the city on 26 April 1656.

Career

Author

Van Santen's farce ''Lichte Wigger'' was printed in Leiden in 1617. It was performed by the Amsterdam

Chamber of Rhetoric Chambers of rhetoric ( nl, rederijkerskamers) were dramatic societies in the Low Countries. Their members were called Rederijkers (singular Rederijker), from the French word 'rhétoricien', and during the 15th and 16th centuries were mainly inte ...

in 1635, and reprinted the same year.G. C. van Santen, ''Lichte Wigger'' (Amsterdam, 1635)
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It was followed by a series of other comedic pieces in the 1620s, including a volume of epigrams printed under the title''Tijd-Verdrijfjes'' ("Little Pastimes").

Painter

In 1629 Van Santen was admitted to the

Guild of St Luke The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was ident ...

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...

. Between 1637 and 1650 several payments were made by

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the last ...

for paintings of battles and sieges (including the siege of Hulst, siege of Sas van Gent, and

siege of Schenkenschans The siege of Schenkenschans (30 July 1635 – 30 April 1636) was a major siege of the Eighty Years' War. In a successful campaign the Army of Flanders, commanded by Spanish general Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, captured Schenkenschans ...

Works

Author

*''Lichte Wigger', 1617 *''Snappende Sytgen'', 1620 *''Van t'een op t'aer'', 1624 *''Keurelycke Neeltge'', 1625 *''Stomme-boden ofte brieven'', 1625 *''Graefs wandelpraetje'', 1626 *''Tijd-verdrijfjes'', 1626 *''Gierigheids misprijsing ende weldoens lof en loon"", 1629

Painter

*''Cavalry Battle'', 1635, auctioned in Stockholm 1996 *''Cavalry Battle'', 1640, auctioned in London 1981 *''

Siege of Schenkenschans The siege of Schenkenschans (30 July 1635 – 30 April 1636) was a major siege of the Eighty Years' War. In a successful campaign the Army of Flanders, commanded by Spanish general Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, captured Schenkenschans ...

'', ca.1645, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam *''

Battle of Lekkerbeetje The Battle of Lekkerbeetje or Lekkerbeetken (5 February 1600) was a cavalry duel fought by pre-arrangement on Vughterheide near 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, between 22 Brabantine cavalrymen loyal to Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, garrisoned i ...

'', ca. 1650, Gouda city hall

References

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