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Pieter van der Hulst (26 February 1651,

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

– 14 February 1727, Dordrecht), was a Dutch painter of portraits, still lifes, forest still life, game pieces and animal paintings.Pieter van der Hulst (IV)
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RKD The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...

Biography

Born in Dortrecht, he studied in The Hague as a pupil of

Willem Doudijns Willem Doudijns (1630–1697), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. Biography According to the RKD he learned to draw from Alexander le Petit, and he spent 12 years in Italy. He returned home in 1661, where he collaborated with Jan de ...

in 1668. He travelled to Rome, possibly together with Cornelis de Bruyn. There he stayed from 1674 to 1677, concentrating on painting flowers. He would also join 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 include ...

, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome. It was customary for the Bentvueghels to adopt an appealing nickname, the so-called 'bent name'. He was given the bent name "Zonnebloem" for his preference for a "sort of flower that was wilder" than those depicted by

Jan Davidsz de Heem Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full ''Jan Davidszoon de Heem'', also called ''Johannes de Heem'' or ''Johannes van Antwerpen'' or ''Jan Davidsz de Hem'' (c. 17 April 1606 in Utrecht – before 26 April 1684 in Antwerp), was a still life painter w ...

Daniel Seghers Daniël Seghers or Daniel Seghers (3 December 1590 – 2 November 1661) was a Flemish Jesuit brother and painter who specialized in flower still lifes. He is particularly well known for his contributions to the genre of flower garland painting. ...

.Pieter vander Hulst Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken Pieter van der Hulst (IV) - Undergrowth

He returned to Holland where he is registered in the Hague from 1681–1683 and joined the local

Guild of Saint 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 id ...

. He resided in Dordrecht from 1684 to 1691. From 1691-1699 he was in Denmark as a court painter to the king. He later returned to Dordrecht.

Works

He painted portraits, still lifes, forest still life, game pieces and animal paintings. He decorated his flower paintings with wild herbs, snakes, toads, salamanders, and that sort of thing. Later he tried his hand at painting portraits, but these were nowhere near as popular as his earlier work.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hulst, Pieter van der 1651 births 1727 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch still life painters Dutch male painters Artists from Dordrecht Members of the Bentvueghels Painters from The Hague