Johan Willem Pieneman
Johan Willem Pieneman (born November 4, 1779 in Abcoude , † April 8, 1853 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch painter .
He studied at the Amsterdam City Drawing Academy. In 1805 he became a drawing teacher at the artillery and engineering training in Amersfoort . The Royal Academy of Fine Arts appointed him first director in 1820. He was also briefly sub-director of the Mauritshuis in The Hague . In the meantime, Pieneman gained fame through his history paintings (Dutch: historiestukken). These are paintings that represent an important moment in history. His greatest work, also in terms of surface, is De slag bij Waterloo (The Battle of Waterloo) . The work of art, completed in 1824, measures 5.76 × 8.36 meters. It now hangs in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum and is the largest painting in their collection. When the Rijksmuseum was still in the Trippenhuis , Pieneman himself was the museum director from 1844 to 1847. Pieneman was an influential teacher of importance to young artists of his time; but only Jozef Israëls was really famous of them. Pieneman was also a well-known portrait painter ; he portrayed actors as well as princely and noble people.
Most art historians describe his style as "influenced by Romanticism ". It is clearly in line with his contemporaries Francisco de Goya and Jacques-Louis David , who also created well-known history paintings.
Web links
- Works by Jan Willem Pieneman , Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pieneman, Johan Willem |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abcoude |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1853 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |