Pieter Nason
Pieter Nason (* 1612 in Amsterdam , † 1688 in The Hague ) was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period .
He is considered a student of Jan Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn . In 1639 he was accepted as a master in the Guild of St. Luke in The Hague. In 1656 he and 47 other painters founded a new painters' guild, the Confrérie Pictura . In 1662 he worked for the governor of Friesland Wilhelm Friedrich von Nassau-Dietz, around 1667 he was at the court of Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg (court painter?). The museums in Berlin have other portraits and still lifes of him. After his time in Berlin he returned to The Hague.
The Princes of Orange (around 1662)
Portrait of Oliver St John (around 1651)
Portrait of Walter Strickland
Portrait of an Unknown Lady (1671)
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literature
- Lionel from Donop : Nason, Pieter . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 261 f.
Works
- Harlem Mayor 1664
- Portrait of Wilhelm of Brandenburg
- Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen
- Pictures by P.Nason in the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Wilhelm Friedrich around 1662, Galerie Mauritshuis
Web links
- Directory of the painting collection from Royal Museums in Berlin
- Short biography
- Short biography (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nason, Pieter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1612 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1688 |
| Place of death | The hague |