Johan de Brune

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Johan de Brune

Johan de Brune the Elder (born May 29, 1588 in Middelburg ; † November 7, 1658 there ) was a Dutch statesman and writer. He was the uncle of Jan de Brune the Younger, who was also called Johan.

Life

De Brune studied in Leiden from 1606 to 1609 , but lived in Middelburg all his life. He was a lawyer and held various political offices in Middelburg; 1649-1657 he was Pensionary of Zeeland .

His pietistic Calvinism was typical of the 17th century. As a follower of the Nadere Reformatie , he shows not only theological interests in his work, but also strong social and political concern. He experimented with the style of prose (he was one of the first and best followers of Montaigne in the Netherlands) and had a penchant for proverbs.

The former is expressed in his most famous work, the Emblemata, which was published in Amsterdam in 1624, but has a very Zeeland influence. The extensive work contains 51 illustrations (based on designs by Adriaen van de Venne ) with poems, each followed by an essay in which he criticizes the mistakes of his time.

His predilection for proverbs is particularly evident in his works Nieuwe wijn in oude le'er-zacken (1636) and Bancket-werck van goede gedachten (1657), in which he provides a number of proverbs with brief comments. Without choosing a fixed form, he teaches the reader to behave ethically in certain situations.

Works

  • Proverbia, of, de Spreucken van Salomon. Middelburg 1619.
  • De grond-steenen van een vaste government rings. Middelburg 1621.
  • Hemels-feest, ofte God-vruchtighe roeringhen. Middelburg, 1621.
  • Emblemata of Zinne-werck. Amsterdam 1624.
  • Siel-fair, toe-painted with hemelsche speceryen. Middelburg 1632.
  • Nieuwe wijn in oude le'er-zacken. Middelburg 1636.
  • De CL. David's psalms. Middelburg 1644.
  • Salomons Hoogh-Liedt. Middelburg 1647.
  • Bancket-werck van goede thought. Middelburg 1657.
  • Het tweede deel van 't bankket-werk van goede commemorated. Middelburg 1660.

literature

  • PJ Verkruijsse: Johan de Brune de oude (1588–1658). A Zeeuws literator en staatsman uit de zeventiende eeuw . In: Works uitgegeven door het Koninklijk Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen . Part 6. Koninklijk Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen, Middelburg 1990, ISBN 90-70534-15-0 .

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personal data
SURNAME Brune, Johan de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brune, Johan de the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch statesman and writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1588
PLACE OF BIRTH Middelburg
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1658
Place of death Middelburg