Jacob Lucasz Ochtervelt

The music lesson , painted by Ochtervelt around 1667, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen , Mannheim , on loan from the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

Jacob Ochtervelt (* 1. February 1634 in Rotterdam , † 1682 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch painter of the Baroque .

According to the art historian Arnold Houbraken , Ochtervelt studied together with Pieter de Hooch probably between 1646 and 1655 under Nicolaes Berchem . In 1655 Ochtervelt married Dirkje Meesters in the Dutch Reformed Church in Rotterdam. Many of his pictures can now be seen in internationally renowned museums.

Works (selection)

The lemon wedge

• Hermitage Museum , Saint Petersburg , Russia : Buying Grapes , 1669.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York City , USA : The Love Letter , 1670.
• National Gallery , London , United Kingdom :
  • A woman at a harpsichord , around 1675–1680.
  • A woman playing square piano , around 1675–1680.
  • A Young Lady Cutting Her Fingernails , c. 1670–1675
• Norton Simon Museum , Pasadena , California , USA : Family Portrait, circa 1670–1675
• Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery , Birmingham , United Kingdom : The Music Lesson
• Carnegie Museum of Art , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA : Lady with Servant and Dog , circa 1671–1673
• Cleveland Museum of Art , Ohio , USA : A Musical Accompaniment , circa 1668
• EG Bührle Collection Foundation , Zurich , Switzerland : The Backgammon Players , around 1670
• Museum of Fine Arts , Leipzig , Germany :
  • Interior with a passed out woman , around 1667
  • The Trick Track Players , 1671
• Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza , Madrid , Spain : Austerness end , around 1665–1669

literature

• Hermann Arthur Lier :  Uchtervelt, Jacob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 39, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1895, p. 123 f.

Web links

Commons : Jacob Ochtervelt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ochtervelt at artnet.com
2. ↑ Ochtervelt at Artcyclopedia.com