Willem Bartsius

Willem Bartsius (* around 1612 in Enkhuizen ; † probably after 1639 ) was a Dutch painter.

Willem Bartsius was a brother-in-law of the painter Pieter Potter . Little is known about his life. He was believed to have worked in Leiden in the late 1620s and early 1630s . His early style resembles the work of Pieter Potter and Gerrard Dou . In later years he evidently oriented himself towards Pieter Codde and Anthonie Palamedesz . In 1634 he was a member of the painters' guild in Alkmaar and trained among others Abraham Meyndertsz . In 1636 he lived in Amsterdam . From 1639 onwards all trace of him is lost.

Although few works have survived, the works cover a wide range of image types. In addition to portraits, marksmen and society pieces, he also painted a number of biblical depictions.

Selected Works

• Alkmaar, Stedelijk Museum
  • Officieren en vaandeldragers van de Oude Schutterij te Alkmaar. 1634
• The Hague, Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst
  • Elijah with the angel. (attributed)
• Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum
  • The repudiation of Sarah. 1631
• Middelburg, museum
  • Equestrian portrait of a lady.
  • Portrait of a Cavalier.
• Prague, Narodni Gallery
  • Hercules at the crossroads. (attributed)
• St. Petersburg, Hermitage
  • The Levite of Gibeas finds his concubine dead.
• Utrecht, Museum Catharijneconvent
  • Peter.
  • Paul.
• Zurich, Klenke Collection
  • Samson and Delilah. (attributed)
• Whereabouts unknown
  • Interior with a seated man in a turban and a skull in his hand. (auctioned on December 8, 1992 at Phillips in London)
  • Esther accuses Haman. (auctioned between June 19 and June 21, 1997 by Galerie Fischer in Lucerne)
  • Lute player with vanitas symbols. around 1640 ( around 2003 in the art trade Beddington & Blackman Ltd. in London)
  • Music-making society. (Attributed to Bartsius; auctioned October 31, 2003 at Christie's in South Kensington)
  • Edelmann und Dame (attributed to Bartsius; Galerie Koller: Friday, March 24, 2006)

literature

• B. Fredericksen, Recent gifts of paintings , The J. Paul Getty Mus. Journal 3,1976
• Bernadette van Houten, Willem Bartsius and the art of Dutch history painting , Oud Holland No. 4, 2008