Gerard Hoet
Gerard Hoet (born August 22, 1648 in Zaltbommel , † December 2, 1733 in The Hague ) was a Dutch painter.
Life
He was the son of Moses Hoet (glass painter). First he was a student of Warnard van Rysen (1625–1664), then of Cornelis van Poelenburgh . After the city of Zaltbommel was taken in 1672 , he moved to The Hague , then to Amsterdam and Paris . Later he went to Utrecht , called by M. van Zuylen, where he founded an art academy in 1697 together with Hendrick Schoock . From 1714 until his death he lived in The Hague.
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Hoet was one of the first Dutch painters to use romantic ruins and fragments of ancient statues that he had seen in Italy in his paintings of Italian landscapes. During Hoet's lifetime, his pictures were considered modern and fetched high prices. He mainly dealt with religious, mythological or classical subjects. Hoet also painted portraits and genre pictures and did the design and illustrations for Bibles.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.colnaghi.co.uk/Gerard-Hoet-the-Elder-Zaltbommel-Gelderland-1648-The-Hague-1733-Diana-and-Callisto-DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=7&tabindex=6&objectid=157409&categoryid = 1317
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoet, Gerard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1648 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaltbommel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1733 |
| Place of death | The hague |