Rembrandt Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee

Jacob J. Hinlopen (1582 – 1629 in Amsterdam) lived in a house ''with Hinlopen in the gable'', now at 155

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. He traded in cloth and Indian wares. In 1602 he was co-founder of the

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: his descendants inherited very old stocks. In 1617 he became the first person of Flemish origin to obtain a seat on the

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Jacob J. Hinlopen, father

Jacob J. Hinlopen became a friend of

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, at that time also an

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. His wife was Sara de Wael (1591–1652), the daughter of a Haarlem burgomaster, beer brewer and investor in the new development, the

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. The couple inhabited Herengracht 130, a double-wide

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. His brother Frans traded with Dutch Loango-Angola; his brother Tijmen, for whom the

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was named, was the director of the Noordsche Company and traded with

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. His brother-in-law,

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, burgomaster of Haarlem, was imprisoned for some weeks in 1650 at

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with

Jacob de Witt Jacob de Witt, '' heer van Manezee, Melissant and Comstryen'' (7 February 1589 – 10 January 1674) was a burgomaster of Dordrecht and the son of a timber merchant. De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was in opposit ...

, before the raid on Amsterdam by

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Jacob J. Hinlopen, son

After the death of their mother, the two sons inherited the mansion, designed by

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. Today ''Pijnenburg'' in the surroundings of Soest is still the largest domain in private possession. The ancestral house near the harbour was sold. The brothers bought lots in the

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, hired a carpenter, and speculated in the construction of cheap houses. Jacob became commissioner of the Desolate Boedelkamer (Chamber of Insolvent Estates) and was involved in the selling of Rembrandt possessions and the inheritance of

Titus van Rijn Titus van Rijn (22 September 1641 – 4 September 1668) was one of two children of Rembrandt, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn who survived to adulthood, and the only such one from his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh (out of four) — the other bein ...

, the son of Rembrandt. Like his brother

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, Jacob J. Hinlopen (1621–1679) is also known as a collector of paintings, including a

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, and '' The Woman Taken in Adultery'', both by

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. The latter work was bought in 1657 for 1500 guilders at auction from Johannes de Renialme, an art trader. It was, at that time, held in higher regard than any other work by Rembrandt. Jacob lived on the Kloveniersburgwal, opposite

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, who was related to his wife, Anna Tholinx. Jacob J. Hinlopen was, until his death, tutor to Johanna Maria and Sara, the two children of his brother

Jan J. Hinlopen Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen (10 May 1626 – 4 September 1666) was a rich Dutch cloth merchant, an officer in the civic guard, a real estate developer in the Jordaan, alderman in the city council and a keen art collector. He would have been elect ...

. After his burial, the paintings formerly belonging to his brother were assigned by lot to his nieces.RAU 67-59. Familiearchief Huydecoper, on 11/7/1679 and 12/8/1679. Rembrandt Harmensz

Jacob J. Hinlopen, grandson

Jacob J. Hinlopen (1644–1705) married Deborah Popta. This Jacob had very many functions, among which director of the

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and

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. He moved in 1680 to

Golden Bend The Gouden Bocht (English: "Golden Bend") is the most prestigious part of the Herengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between Leidsestraat and Vijzelstraat. Until 1663 the Herengracht reached as far as the present Leidsegracht. From that year o ...

, in a house which is now the Goethe Institute. He was the owner of the renowned Rembrandt painting "

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee ''Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee'' is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It is classified as a history painting and ranks among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works. Purchased b ...

". The fairly large painting was stolen in 1990 from the

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in Boston.

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Hinlopen Street, Spitsbergen
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Elvin Post behandelt in Vals beeld de kunstroof
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinlopen, Jacob 1582 births 1629 deaths Art collectors from Amsterdam 17th-century Dutch businesspeople 17th-century merchants Businesspeople from Amsterdam