Daniël de Blieck (

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, c. 1610 –

, 1673), was a

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, draughtsman and architect, who specialised in

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s. He painted both real and imaginary church interiors.

Life

Little is known about Daniël de Blieck's life and training. It is presumed that he was a pupil of architectural painter Dirck van Delen.Bernard Vermet. "Delen, Dirck van."
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 1 Feb. 2014. He became a member of the Middelburg

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in 1647–1648 as an architect.Daniël de Blieck, ''Interior of the Grote Kerk, Dordrecht with an elegant couple''
at Sotheby's He was deacon of the Guild in 1664–1665 and 1668.Biographical details
at the Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek He resided in

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from 1658 to 1661.Daniël de Blieck
at the

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When the

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– the governing body of

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– decided to mint coins mechanically, de Blieck was commissioned to produce drawings on the production of the necessary equipment. He was well aware of the latest technical advances as he knew the equipment in

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and had made drawings of the minting equipment in Dortrecht. The building of the minting machines was not without problems, and de Blieck made a number of trips to

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and

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as supervisor for repairs and parts. Adriaen van de Graeff was his pupil in 1665.

Work

Daniël de Blieck principally painted architectural studies but is also known for some portraits. He painted both real and imaginary church interiors. His imaginary architectural paintings of church interiors were in the style of the

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painter

Hendrick Aerts Hendrick Aerts (alternative names: Hendrick Aertsz., Henricus Arijssel, Hendrik Arts, Henricus A. Rijssel) (probably Mechelen, between 1565 and 1575 – probably Gdańsk, January 1603) was a Southern Netherlands, Flemish painter and Drawing, drafts ...

, but under the influence of architectural painters of the Delft school such as Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet, he developed a more realistic style around 1650.Walter A. Liedtke, 'Architectural painting in Delft: Gerard Houckgeest, Hendrick van Vliet, Emanuel de Witte', Davaco, 1982, p. 24 His painting of the Rotterdam St. Lawrence Church of the early 1650s demonstrates this interest in realism. However, he did not abandon the style of imaginary architecture paintings and it has been claimed that he never found his own style. Between 1655 and 1657 he kept a sketch book in which he drew 82 architectural drawings, and these are more realistic in style.Renate Trnek, 'Die holländischen Gemälde des 17. Jahrhunderts: in der Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien'
Böhlau Verlag Wien, 1992 Daniël de Blieck painted in 1663 a history scene representing ''Alexander Slaying Cleitus''. A rare example of a Dutch history painting at a time when mythological and genre scenes and landscapes were much more popular. The central story of the brutal murder by

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of his General, Cleitus, is made secondary to the sweeping arches and soaring colonnades of this architectural fantasy. The scene of the murder is set in classical architecture which is reminiscent of Classical Rome. The figures are likely to be by another artist, as may be the still-life to the left. De Blieck was also an architect but little is known about his work in this field. He designed a new warehouse for the

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.J. R. J. van Asperen de Boer, Liesbeth M. Helmus, 'The paintings of Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (1597–1665): conservation and technique, Centraal Museum (Utrecht, Netherlands), 2000

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