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Jan Tengnagel (
Born in Amsterdam in 1584, Tengnagel probably trained under
Jan Tengnagel (baptised
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9 September 1584– buried 23 March 1635) was a Dutch draughtsman and painter.
Jan Tengnagel is one of the lesser known history painters of the early seventeenth-century group in Amsterdam centered around Pieter Lastman
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to ...
, who were of great importance to Dutch painting. The fact that he is not well known is probably due to his very limited oeuvre. Tengnagel born and died in Amsterdam
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, but traveled and lived in Rome, Italy
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, between 1608 and 1611. He painted mainly biblical and other religious works.
Born in Amsterdam in 1584, Tengnagel probably trained under Frans Badens
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at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Antwerp, 1571 – Amsterdam, before 17 Nov ...
. In the summer of 1608 he was in Rome and in 1611 he married a sister of the painters at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Antwerp, 1571 – Amsterdam, before 17 Nov ...
Jan
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and Jacob Pynas. In 1612 he became a sergeant in the archers' civic guild and from 1616 to 1618 he was dean of the Guild of St. Luke in Amsterdam. That he was well-known is evident from mentions of him as an eminent painter in two publication of that time; According to Schneider 1921 (noot 1), p.19 and B.Gerbier, ''"Een ende Claght-Dicht Ter Eeren van de lofweerdigen Hernritus Goltzius'', Den Haag 1620.
Nevertheless he opted for a career in public service, becoming a provost in 1619 and being appointed deputy-sheriff in 1625. The last dated works by him are of 1624, after which he seems to have ceased painting. He died a well-to-do man in Amsterdam 1635.
He had one pupil named Laurens Heinrich Hellewich.
Personal life
In 1611, he married Maijnsje Simonsdr Pynas. They had a son named Mattheus Gansneb Tengnagel who became a poet.References
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