Nicolaas van der Waay
Nicolaas van der Waay (born October 15, 1855 in Amsterdam , † December 18, 1936 there ) was a Dutch watercolorist , decorative painter and draftsman .
Among other things, he painted the golden body of the Dutch royal family with allegorical representations and drew the portrait of the young Queen Wilhelmina for postage stamps and coins . Furthermore, his subjects include genre painting , landscapes, portraits, historical images, especially the history of the city.
education
Van der Waay received his first drawing lessons from LJH Koopman, whose daughter he later married. He studied in Amsterdam at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten from 1871 to 1875. He was the only one to compete for the Prix de Rome in 1883 , but unsuccessful due to a lack of competition. August Allebé made sure that he received a ministerial grant of 1000 guilders for a study trip to Italy .
His stay in Italy lasted from April 3, 1884 to October 26, 1884. He visited Rome , Florence and Venice . Then he returned to Amsterdam. From 1891 he held a professorship at the above-mentioned Rijksakademie , succeeding Professor Wijnveld, until his retirement in 1927.
student
His students include:
- Lizzy Ansingh, Tjeerd Bottema, Johannes Elzinge (1915–1918), Henri Goovaerts,
- Harry Koolen (1922-1926), Paul Rink, Jan Sluijters (during a course year, from October 1910 to July 1902).
Works
- After Tizian [or Giorgione], The Piano Player from the «Concert» , canvas 60 × 50 cm, around 1887, Amsterdam Instituut Collectie Nederland, Amsterdam, Inv. No. R 774. (RKD 21011).
- After Titian, Cardinal Hippolito de 'Medici , canvas 80 × 62 cm, around 1887, Amsterdam, Instituut Collectie Nederland, inv. No. R 780. (RKD 21013).
- After Michelangelo, detail from the Last Judgment , canvas 80 × 62 cm, around 1887, Amsterdam, Instituut Collectie Nederland, inv. No. R 784. (RKD 22820).
- After Palma Vecchio, Die H. Barbara , canvas 125 × 50, 1884, Amsterdam, Instituut Collectie Nederland, inv. No. R 787. (RKD 22824).
Sources and literature
Archival material
- Rijksarchief voor Noord-Holland te Haarlem, Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam, Dossiers 214, 276, 278, 283, 292.
Lexical sources
- Waay, Nicolaas van der . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 35 : Libra-Wilhelmson . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1942, p. 2 .
- Scheen 1969-1970, Volume 2, pp. 554-555 .; Scheen 1981, p. 566.
- Witt Checklist 1978
- Waller 1938/1974, pp. 352-353.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waay, Nicolaas van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1936 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |