Jacob van der Does (4 March 1623, in

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buried 17 November 1673, in Sloten) was a

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landscape painter.

Biography

Van der Does was the son of the secretary of the Amsterdam city council. He was more attracted to the arts than to note-taking, and went to study drawing with Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert. He left at 21 to go to France, and from there on foot to Italy. In Rome he joined the

Bentvueghels The Bentvueghels (Dutch for "Birds of a Feather") were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent ("painters' clique"). Activities The members, which include ...

and was dubbed ''Tamboer'', which means drummerboy, since he was somewhat short and had been meant for the military life. He studied with

Pieter van Laer Pieter Bodding van Laer (christened 14 December 1599, Haarlem – 1641 or later) was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He was active in Rome for over a decade and was known for genre scenes, animal paintings and landscapes placed in the environ ...

(Bamboots). When he eventually returned North, he settled in

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where he married Margaretha Boortens and got 4 sons and a daughter. His wife died in 1661. Houbraken liked his natural style of painting, and especially his way of painting sheep was very admirable. His wife's sister was Maria Boortens, and they both were good artists themselves. All three of them made drawings for the album of the wealthy Hague diplomat Cornelis de Glarges in 1659. Through Maria Boortens, Jacob van der Does was connected to Jacob van Campen and

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. He became involved in the Guild of St. Luke in The Hague. He was one of the founders of the Confrerie Pictura in 1656. His pupils were Theodor Bernoille,

Marcus de Bye Marcus de Bye sometimes spelt de Bie or de Bije (1638/39, The Hague - after 1688)Bye, Marcus de
at the RKD. was a Du ...

, Gamaliel Day, Alexander Havelaer, Anthony Schinckels, and his sons Jacob II and

Simon van der Does Simon van der Does (1653 – after 1717) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. Biography Van der Does was born in The Hague, the son of Jacob van der Does by his second wife. He was taught to paint by his father and became in turn the teacher ...

.Jacob van der Does
in the RKD File:Italian Evening Landscape with Flock and Shepherd by Jacob van der Does (I).jpg, ''Italian Evening Landscape with Flock and Shepherd''
(between 1660 and 1670) File:Jacob van der Does (II) - landscape along a river with horsemen.jpg, ''Landscape along a river with horsemen''
(between 1669 and 1699)

References

Jacob van der Does
on

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Jacob van der Does
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Does, Jacob van der 1623 births 1673 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam Painters from The Hague Members of the Bentvueghels