"Fishing for souls" 1614Well worth viewing full size!
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (1589, Delft – Nov 12, 1662, The Hague) was a versatile Dutch Baroque painter of allegories, genre subjects and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book-illustrator and designer of political satires and a versifier.
He went to Leiden to learn to paint,then lived in Middelburg from 1614 and was influenced by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Elder. His skeptical commentary on thr "fishers of men", Catholic and Protestant alike, of 1614 is at the Rijksmuseum; the ironic allegory of the ceasefire in effect since 1609, the Twelve Years' Truce, is at the Musée du Louvre. The influence of Jan Brueghel the Elder is particularly evident.
From 1620 until his death van de Venne executed many more grisailles of genre subjects, featuring peasants, beggars, thieves and fools and illustrating current proverbs and sayings, as jokes and moral anecdotes, with a harsh and critical eye.
Van de Venne also worked as a book illustrator and print designer. Van de Venne moved to The Hague and joined the Guild of Saint Luke in 1625, taking the position of dean in 1637. He was a founding member of Pictura, a group bent on improving the independent status and social position of the artist in Dutch society. [via]
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (1589, Delft – Nov 12, 1662, The Hague) was a versatile Dutch Baroque painter of allegories, genre subjects and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book-illustrator and designer of political satires and a versifier.
He went to Leiden to learn to paint,then lived in Middelburg from 1614 and was influenced by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Elder. His skeptical commentary on thr "fishers of men", Catholic and Protestant alike, of 1614 is at the Rijksmuseum; the ironic allegory of the ceasefire in effect since 1609, the Twelve Years' Truce, is at the Musée du Louvre. The influence of Jan Brueghel the Elder is particularly evident.
From 1620 until his death van de Venne executed many more grisailles of genre subjects, featuring peasants, beggars, thieves and fools and illustrating current proverbs and sayings, as jokes and moral anecdotes, with a harsh and critical eye.
Van de Venne also worked as a book illustrator and print designer. Van de Venne moved to The Hague and joined the Guild of Saint Luke in 1625, taking the position of dean in 1637. He was a founding member of Pictura, a group bent on improving the independent status and social position of the artist in Dutch society. [via]
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3 comments:
HOLY MOLY! What a task that would be to try to identify these people! Any idea if this has been attempted before (or if he provided a key)?
I guess women stayed home that day.
I just saw this painting in Amsterdam recently. Truly extraordinary. Thanks for including it.
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