Jan Miense Molenaer

The wedding of Willem van Loon and Margaretha Bas (1637)

Jan Miense Molenaer (* around 1610 in Haarlem ; † September 15, 1668 there ) was a Dutch painter and etcher .

biography

The artist enjoyed his training with Frans Hals and was inspired by the painter Judith Leyster , whom he married in 1636. He lived and worked mainly in Haarlem before settling in Amsterdam after 1648 , where he lodged Jan Lievens the Elder. Jan Miense Molenaer died in Haarlem in 1668.

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He mainly painted genre pictures with village scenes and motifs from rural life, in which the influence of Frans Hals and Leyster can be recognized, in particular Leyster's picturesque realism, the light gray background and the coloring of the stronger tones. The interiors are inspired by the work of Adriaen van Ostade . Furthermore, Molenaer painted various portraits and scenes from the thematic area of ​​music.

Molenaer's work influenced his two brothers and Harmen Hals .

family

The artist was married to Judith Leyster (1609–1660) since 1636 . The couple had the following children:

• Johannus (1637)
• Jacobus (1639)
• Helena (1643), X 1669 Jonas le Febure († 1681)
• Eva (1646)
• Constantine (1650)

His brothers Bartholomaeus Molenaer († 1650 in Haarlem) and Claes Molenaer († 1676 in Haarlem) were also painters.

Selection of works

Genre images:

• The dentist, (1630) Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum , Braunschweig
• Denial of Peter , 1636, Szépművészeti Múzeum , Budapest
• Bean Festival , Liechtenstein Museum , Vienna
• Prayer before Meal , 1640, Rijksmuseum , Amsterdam
• Cardsharps , 1668, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
• Farmers in the tavern , Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest
• The tavern for the half moon , Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

Interiors:

• Painter's studio , 1631, Bode Museum , Berlin
• Allegory of the Five Senses , 1637, Mauritshuis , The Hague
• Smoker , Städel , Frankfurt am Main

Portraits and Music Scenes:

• Family portrait , 1637, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
• Self-portrait with family , (around 1634), Frans-Hals-Museum , Haarlem
• Lady at the Virginal , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
• Couple making music , Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
• Clarinet player , Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum , Rotterdam
• Musical pastime , National Gallery , London

gallery

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  Self-portrait with family , around 1634,
  Frans-Hals-Museum, Haarlem

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  Farmers in the public house ,
  Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

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  Lady at the Virginal ,
  Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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  Couple making music ,
  Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

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  Denial of Peter , 1636,
  Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

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  The tavern at the half moon
  Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

literature

• Joseph Eduard Wessely :  Molenaer, Jan Miense . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 95 f.

Web links

Commons : Jan Miense Molenaer  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Works by Jan Miense Molenaer at Zeno.org .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rijksmuseum: Prayer before the meal , 1640  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Mauritshuis: Allegory of the Five Senses , 1637 ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Frans-Hals-Museum: Self-portrait with family , 1635  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Rijksmuseum: Lady at the Virginal  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.