Jan Six

Jan Six (born January 4, 1618 in Amsterdam ; † May 28, 1700 ibid) was a Dutch art collector, patron and Amsterdam regent of the Golden Age .

life and work

Rembrandt's Portrait of Jan Six

Jan Six was born from the marriage of Joan Six and Anna Wymer. He belonged to the patrician and merchant family of Six , who were very influential at the time. Jan Six was married to the daughter of the Amsterdam mayor and surgeon Nicolaes Tulp . One of his sons was the long-time mayor Jan (II) Six . Through his friendship with Rembrandt , he had drawn him several times in 1647. When Rembrandt ran into financial difficulties, Six had Rembrandt paint a portrait for him in 1654 . When Six married Margaretha Tulp in 1655, Govaert Flinck , not Rembrandt, was commissioned to paint her.

Jan Six was also friends with the poet Joost van den Vondel . He himself also wrote a tragedy about Medea . He left an important collection of paintings, including a. by Rembrandt, Frans Hals , Jacob Izaaksoon van Ruisdael , Paulus Potter , Pieter Jansz Saenredam , Lucas van Leyden a . a. This collection, known as the " Collectie Six ", is open to the public when the interested visitor reports to the Rijksmuseum .

Jan Six came into the city government in the disaster year ( Rampjaar ) in 1672 as Schepen and in 1679 as Vroedschap , of which he was mayor in 1691.

literature

Geert Mak : The many lives of Jan Six . Munich 2016

Web links

Commons : Jan Six - collection of images, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Six, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch art patron and collector
DATE OF BIRTH	January 4, 1618
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH	May 28, 1700
Place of death	Amsterdam