Ambrosius Bosschaert
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder [ ˈbɔsχaːɾt ] (born November 18, 1573 (baptism date) in Antwerp , † 1621 in The Hague ) was a Dutch painter of the " Golden Age ". He was best known for his colorful still lifes of bouquets of flowers, such as the flower vase in a window niche from around 1620 .
life and work
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder moved with his parents to Middelburg in 1587/88 , where he was a member of the painters' guild from 1593 to 1613; In 1614 he lived in Amsterdam, in 1615 in Bergen-op-Zoom, from 1615 to 1619 in Utrecht and then in Breda .
Bosschaert established the flower still life as an independent genre within Dutch art. Bosschaert's works resemble those of his contemporary Jan Brueghel the Elder in terms of the accuracy of the representation and the balance in the colors , from whom he was particularly strongly influenced in his early days.
His style was further developed by his three sons Ambrosius the Younger (1609–1645), Abraham (1612–1643) and Johannes (1607–1628) and his son-in-law Balthasar van der Ast .
literature
- Abraham Bredius : Bosschaert, Ambrosius . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 400 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ). (Father and son mixed)
- Laurens J. Bol: The Bosschaert Dynasty, painters of flowers and fruit . F. Lewis, Leigh-on-Sea 1960.
- Fred G. Meijer: Bosschaert, Ambrosius . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 13, Saur, Munich a. a. 1996, ISBN 3-598-22753-1 , p. 200.
- Daniel Uchtmann: The splendor of flowers in art . Brandstätter Verlag, Vienna 2011, p. 22f. ( Praise to the aphid. Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder: bouquet of flowers. 1603 ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bosschaert, Ambrosius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bosschaert, Ambrosius the Elder (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch flower painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized November 18, 1573 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1621 |
| Place of death | The hague |