From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Painting of "The Governors of the Guild of St. Luke" by Dirck's brother Jan de Bray, with a portrait of Dirck upper right.

Dirck de Bray (c. 1635 in Haarlem – 1694 in Goch) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a multi-talented son and pupil of the painter and architect Salomon de Bray. [1] He was known as a flower painter, but he could also sculpt. [1] He carved a wooden bust of his father's head, that Houbraken admired and used for his engraving of Salomon in his "Schouburg". [1] He became a monk in the Gaesdonck monastery near Goch. [1] He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1671. [2] Dirck was born into an artistic family. His brother Jan became a well-known painter, and his brother Joseph was also a painter, though he died young. [2] His sister Cornelia married Jan Lievens. His mother was Anna Westerbaen, the sister of the painter Jan Westerbaen, and the poet Jacob Westerbaen. He was a printmaker and painted flower- and hunting still lifes. [2] After 1678 he moved to the Gaesdonck monastery. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Dutch) Dirck de Bray Biography[ permanent dead link] in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b c d Dirck de Bray in the RKD

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Painting of "The Governors of the Guild of St. Luke" by Dirck's brother Jan de Bray, with a portrait of Dirck upper right.

Dirck de Bray (c. 1635 in Haarlem – 1694 in Goch) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a multi-talented son and pupil of the painter and architect Salomon de Bray. [1] He was known as a flower painter, but he could also sculpt. [1] He carved a wooden bust of his father's head, that Houbraken admired and used for his engraving of Salomon in his "Schouburg". [1] He became a monk in the Gaesdonck monastery near Goch. [1] He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1671. [2] Dirck was born into an artistic family. His brother Jan became a well-known painter, and his brother Joseph was also a painter, though he died young. [2] His sister Cornelia married Jan Lievens. His mother was Anna Westerbaen, the sister of the painter Jan Westerbaen, and the poet Jacob Westerbaen. He was a printmaker and painted flower- and hunting still lifes. [2] After 1678 he moved to the Gaesdonck monastery. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d (in Dutch) Dirck de Bray Biography[ permanent dead link] in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b c d Dirck de Bray in the RKD

External links


Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook