Esther Barbara Bloemart | |
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Born | 1651 |
Died | 1733 (aged 81–82) |
Other names | Esther Barbara von Sandart |
Spouse | Joachim von Sandrart (m. 1673–1688, death) |
Esther Barbara Bloemart, also known as Esther Barbara von Sandrart (1651–1733), [1] [2] [3] was a German art collector.
Esther Barbara Bloemart was born on 7 June 1651 in Germany. [4] [5] Her father was banker Wilhelm Bloemart and her mother was Anna Elisabeth Bloemart (née Salmuthin), they lived in Nuremberg. [5] [6] [7]
In 1673, she was married to biographer Joachim von Sandrart, as his second wife. [8] [5] Bloemart was 45 years younger than Sandart. [5] When her husband died in 1688, she began collecting objects. [5] Her collection was housed in Nuremberg and was intensive; it spanned from natural objects like butterflies to coins, ethnographic artifacts, and more. [5]
Artist Georg Desmarées made portraits of Bloemart, including in engraving and painting. [9] [5]
Esther Barbara Bloemart | |
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Born | 1651 |
Died | 1733 (aged 81–82) |
Other names | Esther Barbara von Sandart |
Spouse | Joachim von Sandrart (m. 1673–1688, death) |
Esther Barbara Bloemart, also known as Esther Barbara von Sandrart (1651–1733), [1] [2] [3] was a German art collector.
Esther Barbara Bloemart was born on 7 June 1651 in Germany. [4] [5] Her father was banker Wilhelm Bloemart and her mother was Anna Elisabeth Bloemart (née Salmuthin), they lived in Nuremberg. [5] [6] [7]
In 1673, she was married to biographer Joachim von Sandrart, as his second wife. [8] [5] Bloemart was 45 years younger than Sandart. [5] When her husband died in 1688, she began collecting objects. [5] Her collection was housed in Nuremberg and was intensive; it spanned from natural objects like butterflies to coins, ethnographic artifacts, and more. [5]
Artist Georg Desmarées made portraits of Bloemart, including in engraving and painting. [9] [5]