Bartholomeus Assteyn

Still life, 1635

Bartholomeus Abrahamsz Assteyn (* 1607 in Dordrecht , † after 1669) was a Dutch still life - painter and draftsman . From Assteyn, who signed B. Astijn from 1630 to 1640 , around 25 pictures are known today. There is also a known work with fruits with the signature B. Assteyn from 1647, which was located in Vienna.

Life

Bartholomeus Assteyn was the son of the painter Abraham Bartholomeusz Assteyn . In 1631 he became a member of the Saint Luke painters' guild in Dordrecht, succeeding his father. In 1651 he was an accountant for the local painters' brotherhood. The exact date of his death is not known; his last known work dates from 1669.

plant

Assteyn's compositions are mainly influenced by Johannes Bosschaert , his painting technique is reminiscent of Balthasar van der Ast, with whom he was regarded by some as identical. One of his still lifes is said to have been in the museum in Emden.

literature

Ernst Wilhelm Moes : Assteyn, Bartholomeus . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 203 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Wilhelm von Bode: The masters of the Dutch and Flemish schools of painting. Leipzig 1917, p. 289 ( uni-heidelberg.de ).
LJ Bol: Bartholomeus Assteijn - Dordts schilder van blommen en fruyten. In: Oud Holland - Journal for Art of the Low Countries. 68, No. 1, Brill, Leiden 1953, pp. 136-149, doi: 10.1163 / 187501753X00139 .
Walther Bernt: The Dutch painters of the 17th century. 800 artists with 1470 illustrations. 3rd edition, Volume 1, Bruckmann, Munich 1969.

Web links

Commons : Bartholomeus Assteyn - collection of images, videos and audio files

LC Geerts: 1. Bartholomeus Assteyn. Dordrecht 1607 - Dordrecht 1677. In: Famous Dutch Painters from Dordrecht, Ancient Capital of Holland, Part 1.

Individual evidence

^ Walther Bernt: The Dutch painters of the 17th century. 800 artists with 1470 illustrations. 3rd edition, Volume 1, Bruckmann, Munich 1969.
↑ ^a ^b Asteyn, Bartholomäus . In: Alfred von Wurzbach (Ed.): Dutch Artist Lexicon - with more than 3000 monograms . Halm and Goldmann, Vienna 1906, p. 33 , right column ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ Assteyn's short biography on the Dordrechts Museum website .
^ Bartholomeus Assteyn in the Dutch "Reich Office for Art History Documentation".
^ Ernst Wilhelm Moes: Assteyn, Bartholomeus . In: Petrus Johannes Blok , Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen (Ed.): Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek . Part 1. N. Israel, Amsterdam 1974, Sp. 191 (Dutch, knaw.nl / dbnl.org - first edition: AW Sijthoff, Leiden 1911, reprint unchanged).

personal data
SURNAME	Assteyn, Bartholomeus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Assteyn, Bartholomeus Abrahamsz (full name); Astijn, B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch still life painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH	1607
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dordrecht
DATE OF DEATH	after 1669
Place of death	unsure: Dordrecht

[1] Walther Bernt: The Dutch painters of the 17th century. 800 artists with 1470 illustrations. 3rd edition, Volume 1, Bruckmann, Munich 1969.

[Wurzbach-2] Asteyn, Bartholomäus . In: Alfred von Wurzbach (Ed.): Dutch Artist Lexicon - with more than 3000 monograms . Halm and Goldmann, Vienna 1906, p. 33 , right column ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[3] Assteyn's short biography on the Dordrechts Museum website .

[4] Bartholomeus Assteyn in the Dutch "Reich Office for Art History Documentation".

[5] Ernst Wilhelm Moes: Assteyn, Bartholomeus . In: Petrus Johannes Blok , Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen (Ed.): Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek . Part 1. N. Israel, Amsterdam 1974, Sp. 191 (Dutch, knaw.nl / dbnl.org - first edition: AW Sijthoff, Leiden 1911, reprint unchanged).