Jacob van Spreeuwen

Jacob van Spreeuwen (* 1611 in Leiden ; † 1658 or later) was a Dutch painter .

Jacob van Spreeuwen is a little-known painter from the Rembrandt area. In the older literature he is often referred to as Rembrandt's apprentice, although this is considered unlikely by modern research. Although his works show stylistic elements that are reminiscent of Rembrandt, they do not even come close to his creative strength. If he worked for Rembrandt, this is presumed to have been in 1630/31. From the 1940s on, Spreeuwen seems to have oriented himself more towards Gerard Dou than from that point on he specialized in his kind of genre representations . With this reference to Dou, his works visibly increase in quality.

Selected Works

• Berlin, Grunewald Hunting Lodge
  • Old man. (attributed)
• Krakow, Muzeum Narodowe
  • Scholar in his study.
• Leerdam, Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden
  • Man blowing soap at the window.
• Leiden, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal
  • Interior with old woman and child.
• Leipzig, Museum of Fine Arts
  • The geographer.
• Paris, Musee National du Louvre
  • Scholar in his study.
• Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art
  • Scholar and a visitor. around 1645 - 1649
• Whereabouts unknown
  • Interior with elderly couple and vanitas symbols. around 1640 (auctioned on May 13, 2002 at Substas Segre in Madrid)
  • St. Jerome prays in his grotto. 1647 (auctioned on October 29, 1997 at Christie's in London)
  • Kitchen interior with a resting woman. around 1650 (auctioned on February 19, 1992 at Christie's in Amsterdam)
  • Old woman at a table with books. (auctioned on February 18, 1998 at Christie's in London)
  • Man in an oriental costume sitting at a table. (auctioned on February 18, 1998 at Christie's in London)
  • Portrait of an old man in a turban. (attributed - auctioned on December 16, 1999 at Christie's in London)
  • Praying Hermit. (attributed - auctioned on April 19, 2005 at Sotheby's in London)

literature

• Roelof van Straten: Rembrandt's Path to Art 1606 - 1632 . Berlin, 2006. ISBN 3-496-01343-5