Johannes Bosboom
Johannes Bosboom (born February 18, 1817 in The Hague ; † September 14, 1891 there ) was a Dutch painter.
Bosboom's teacher was Bart van Hove . Between 1831 and 1835 and again from 1839 to 1840 he was trained in his hometown. In 1835 he made a trip to Germany with Salomon Leonardus Verveer, visiting Cologne and Koblenz . In 1837 he traveled to Antwerp and in 1838 together with Cornelis Kruseman to France , where he visited Rouen and Paris . In 1852 he married the writer Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint . Bosboom was a member of the Pulchri Studio artists' association in The Hague .
Bosboom is considered to be a forerunner of the Hague School . The masterful way in which he used light in his church paintings made him one of the most important European painters of this genre.
literature
- Pieter A. Scheen : Lexicon Nederlandse beeldende kunstenaars, 1750-1880 . 's-Gravenhage 1981, p. 61 f.
Web links
- Johannes Bosboom , data sheet in the portal rkd.nl ( Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bosboom, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1891 |
| Place of death | The hague |