Theodor van der Schuer (1634–1707) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Van der Schuer was born and died in

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

. According to Houbraken he travelled to Italy where he joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Vrientschap", or friendship.Theodoor van der Schuer Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature He was one of the 48 signers of the founding charter of the Confrerie Pictura in the Hague, and painted one of the four corner pieces of the ceiling of the " Boterwaag" where the guild members met.Confrerie Pictura
page in ''De groote schouburgh...'' The other corners were painted by Daniel Mijtens the Younger, Augustinus Terwesten, and Robbert Duval. Around 1705, he painted the ceiling of the entrance hall of the

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Town Hall, as well as two allegorical chimney pieces for the same building. According to the RKD he was a pupil of

Sébastien Bourdon Sébastien Bourdon (; 2 February 16168 May 1671) was a French painter and engraver. His ''chef d'œuvre'' is ''The Crucifixion of St. Peter'' made for the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, Notre Dame. Biography Bourdon was born in Montpellie ...

and on his return from Rome became court painter in the Hague.Theodoor van der Schuer
in the

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His pupils were Richard van Bleeck, Jan Hendrik Brandon, Cornelis de Bruyn, François Mannes, Hendrick Nieulant, Abraham Oosthoorn, and Cornelis van der Salm.

References

Theodoor van der Schuer
on Artnet {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuer, Theodoor van der 1634 births 1707 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Members of the Bentvueghels Painters from The Hague Dutch court painters