Herman Doomer or Hermann Dommers (1595 – 14 March 1650) was a

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furniture and frame-maker who is best known today for his portrait by

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Life

He was born in

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, near Venlo, and married Baertje Martens from Naarden in 1618. He ran a successful business in ebony-veneer furniture and frames in the

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, Gasthuismolensteeg and Hartenstraat. By 1625 Doomer already played a prominent role within the group of Amsterdam ebony workers. At times he collaborated with

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and

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. From 1641 he used colored

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. Doomer was buried at Nieuwezijds Kapel as his widow (1596-1678). His son Lambert Doomer, a landscape painter, assisted the mother in the business. He inherited both portraits and made copies for his siblings.

Pendant portrait

File:Gasthuismolensteeg 11 top.JPG, Gasthuismolensteeg 11 top File:Gasthuismolensteeg 13 top.JPG, Gasthuismolensteeg 13 top File:Rembrandt van Rijn Baertje Martens circa 1640.jpg, ''Portrait of Baertje Martens'', St.Petersburg, Hermitage.

Furniture

Kast, Herman Doomer, ca. 1635 - ca. 1645 (BK-1975-81).jpg, An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number BK-1975-81. Herman doomer, stipo con tulipani, 1635-50 ca.jpg, A tulip-themed ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam Cabinet MET DP278525.jpg, Detail of an engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. Cabinet MET DP267310.jpg, An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. Cabinet MET DP278146.jpg, An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. Baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed to herman doomer.jpg, alt=An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted and sold as such at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023, An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted as such and sold by Dutch dealer Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023. Baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer.jpg, alt=An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted and sold as such at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023, An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted as such and sold by Dutch dealer Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023. Herman doomer, stipo da collezionista, 1640-50 ca.jpg, An ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam.

References

External links

* https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/artists/herman-doomer * https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1978-188 * https://www.phoogendijk.com/Furniture/A-rare-cupboard-attributed-to-Herman-Doomer * https://www.codart.nl/acquisitions/rijksmuseum-acquires-monumental-ebony-cabinet-by-herman-doomer/ *https://zebregsroell.com/product/herman-doomer-cabinet 1595 births 1650 deaths People from Viersen (district) 17th-century woodworkers 17th-century Dutch artists 17th-century Dutch businesspeople Furniture makers {{Netherlands-bio-stub