Salomon de Bray
Salomon de Bray (* 1597 in Amsterdam , † May 11, 1664 in Haarlem ) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, architect, town planner and poet.
Salomon was the son of Simon de Bray, who came to the province of Holland from Aelst in the Catholic southern Netherlands. From 1617 until his death he lived in Haarlem, where he learned the painting trade from Hendrik Goltzius and Cornelis van Haarlem . He was multi-talented, painted historical scenes, portraits and landscapes, and took part in the decoration of the royal residence Huis ten Bosch in The Hague . After 1640 he was influenced by Rembrandt .
Salomon de Bray was chairman of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke . In 1631 he made a new statute for the guild, but it was never ratified.
He worked as an architect for the expansion of the town hall and the Church of St. Anne in Haarlem and the orphanage in Nijmegen .
In 1625 he married Anna Westerbaen, with whom he had ten children. Anna died in Haarlem in 1663, probably during the plague epidemic.
In 1631 he published the book Architectura Moderna , which was dedicated to the works of the architect Hendrick de Keyser , with many graphics and comments. In the treatise on architecture Bedenckingen over het uytleggen en vergrooten der Stadt Haarlem , published in 1661, he discussed his opinion on the future development of Haarlem. Salomon de Bray also issued a collection of love poetry. He also made objects out of silver.
During the plague of 1664 he lost two of his daughters and two sons, including Joseph. Three of his sons also became painters (Jan, Joseph de Bray , Dirck), the most talented being Jan de Bray .
Works
- Abraham's Sacrifice - Stockholm
- Portrait of a woman - Ghent
- Orphan - The Hague
- Jaël , Deborah and Barack - 1635 , 87 × 72 cm, Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht
- Triumphal procession with the musicians - 1649 , 385 × 205 cm, Huis ten Bosch , The Hague
- De verzoeking van de Heilige Antonius - 1651 , Huissen , painting in the Catholic Church
- Odysseus and Kirke - 1650 - 1655 , 11 × 92 cm, private collection
- Elieser and Rebecca - 1660 , 90 × 156 cm, Musée de la Chartreuse , Douai
Web links
literature
- Wilhelm Adolf Schmidt: Bray, Salomon de . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 277 f.
- Pieter Biesboer: Paint Family: The De Brays. Masters of 17th Century Holland. Waanders Publishers Zwolle, Frans Hals Museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2008, ISBN 9040084467
- Jane Turner Editor: From Rembrandt to Vermeer. 17th-Century Dutch Artists. GroveArt, ISBN 0-312-22972-0
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bray, Salomon de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1597 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1664 |
| Place of death | Haarlem |