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Hendrick van der Burgh (1627 – after 1664), was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter. Hendrik van der Burgh - Drinkers before the Fireplace - c 1660 - The Frick Collection

Hendrik van der Burgh - Drinkers before the Fireplace - c 1660 - The Frick Collection

Hendrik van der Burch - The Game of Cards - 29

Biography

According to the

Netherlands Institute for Art History 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 ...

(RKD) he was born in Delft and was a member of the same "school" or artistic style as

Pieter de Hooch Pieter de Hooch (, also spelled "Hoogh" or "Hooghe"; 20 December 1629 (baptized) – 24 March 1684 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a contemporary of ...

, showing simple intimate scenes of daily life in towns. Though no evidence for such a school exists, the artists whose works fall into this category are considered by the RKD to be

Esaias Boursse Esaias Boursse (March 3, 1631 – November 16, 1672) was a Dutch painter. His paintings were mainly genre works. Biography He was born in Amsterdam, the youngest son of immigrants from Wallonia. His parents, Jacques Boursse and Anna des Forest ...

, Hendrick van der Burgh, Pieter de Hooch, Pieter Janssens Elinga,

Cornelis de Man Cornelis de Man (1 July 1621, in Delft – 1 September 1706, in Delft) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography As a young man, Kornelis was not satisfied with life in Delft. He wanted to travel beyond the port of Dordrecht and that is what h ...

, Hendrick ten Oever, and

Jacob Vrel Jacob Vrel (fl. (c.1630–c.1680) was a Dutch, Flemish, or Westphalian painter of interiors and urban street scenes during the Dutch Golden Age (1588–1672). He was active from 1654 to 1662. Biography Jacob Vrel is also referred to as ''Jan'' i ...

.Genre De Hooch school
in the

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 ...

The year and place of his death is uncertain but is assumed to be Delft or Leiden after 1664.Hendrick van der Burgh
in the

He is registered in Leiden in 1658-1659 and in Delft in 1664. He is known for prints and portraits, with the monogram "HVB".

References

Hendrick van der Burgh
on Artnet

External links

Vermeer and The Delft School
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Hendrick van der Burgh {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgh, Hendrick van der 1627 births 1664 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Leiden Artists from Delft Painters from Delft Dutch genre painters