Aert de Gelder

Aert de Gelder ( or Arent; October 26, 1645 – August 27, 1727) was a Dutch painter.The Getty Union Artist's Name List
only mentions "Aert", but the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam uses "Arent". He was the only Dutch artist to paint in the tradition of Rembrandt's late style into the 18th century.

Biography

De Gelder was born and died in Dordrecht. He was one of Rembrandt’s last pupils while in Amsterdam, studying in his studio from 1661 to 1663. He was not only one of the most talented of Rembrandt’s pupils, but alsoone of his most devoted followers. Following Rembrandt's lead, de Gelder would paint such works as ''The Baptism of Christ'' and ''Ahimelech Giving the Sword of Goliath to David''. Story telling, transparent emotionalism, and an emphasis on the humanity of biblical characters are the distinguishing elements of his style.

Style

As author of biblical scenes and portraits his style was inspired by Rembrandt's, using his artistic ideas, well into the 18th century, without being influenced by contemporary new fashions. From the artistic point of view his work can not be considered as passive imitation of the master; indeed, it stands for inventiveness in the narrative, taste for the theatrical and a strong emotional charge of the characters. All these traits made him one of the most important interpreters of Dutch painting of the late seventeenth century.

Works

* Esther and Mordecai (Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts}
* Judah and Tamar, c. 1681 (Vienna, Gemäldegalerie of the Academy of Fine Arts)
* King David, c. 1683 (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv A 2695)
* The Toilet of Esther, c. 1684 (Munich, Alte Pinakothek )
* Portrait of Tsar Peter the Great (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum?)
* Self Portrait as Zeuxis (Frankfurt am Main, Städel, inv. no. 1015))
* Passion Series c. 1715 (22 paintings, including ten in Aschaffenburg, Schloss Johannisburg, and two in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum)
* Portrait of Hermannus Boerhaave with his wife and daughter, c. 1724 (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv A 4034)
* The marriage contract, c. 1670 (Brighton Museum & Art Gallery)
* Simeon's song of praise. 1700–1710 (The Hague, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis)
* Baptism of Christ, c. 1710 (Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum)

File:Ester y Mardoqueo escribiendo la primera carta del Purim (Ester, 9-20-21) - Aert de GELDER - Google Cultural Institute.jpg, '' Esther and Mordecai''
Image:Koning David.Aert de Gelder.jpg, ''King David'', Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
File:Gelder A lady at her toilet.jpg, ''A lady at her toilet''
File:Aert de Gelder 009.jpg, ''Abraham and the Angels''
Gelder, Aert de - Tamar and Judah - 1667.jpg, '' Tamar and Judah''
File:Aert de Gelder - The Jewish Bride (Esther Bedecked) - WGA8523.jpg, ''Bride (Esther Bedecked)''
File:Portrait of an unknown woman, by Arent de Gelder.jpg, ''Portrait of an unknown woman'' (c.1685)
File:Aert de Gelder 006.jpg, ''Portrait of Ernst van Beveren'' (1660–1722)
File:Aert de Gelder - Het loflied van Simeon.jpg, '' Simeon's Song of Praise'' (1700–1710)
File:Gelder, Aert de - The Baptism of Christ - c. 1710.jpg, '' The Baptism of Christ'' (c.1710)

See also

* Chiaroscuro

References

External links

*

National Gallery, London
, "Aert de Gelder"


at artbible.info

Works and literature on Aert de Gelder
at PubHist

Dutch and Flemish paintings from the Hermitage
an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Aert de Gelder (cat. no. 9)

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1645 births
1727 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Artists from Dordrecht
Pupils of Rembrandt