Herman Saftleven

(1609 - January 5, 1685 (buried)), was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period. Born in Rotterdam, Saftleven lived most of his life (1632-1685) in Utrecht. His brothers, Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681) and Abraham Saftleven were both painters. The former was even better known as a painter, specializing in genre scenes, while Herman was known for his landscapes of river scenes as well as of persons traveling through woods. His father, Herman Saftleven I was a painter in Rotterdam, who died by 1627. One of Herman IIes daughters, Sara Saftleven, born in Utrecht after 1633, also became a painter of flowers in watercolors. She married Jacob Adriaensz Broers in 1671. Herman became the dean of the Guild of St Luke in Utrecht. After a storm had destroyed most of the town in the 1670s, he sold the city a series drawings he had made of Utrecht churches before they were destroyed. In the 1680s, he was commissioned by the amateur botanist and horticulturalist Agnes Block, to draw flowers and plants at her country estate near Utrecht. He died in Utrecht.


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Herman Saftleven An Extensive Rhenish River Landscape oil


An Extensive Rhenish River Landscape
Painting ID::  85183
An Extensive Rhenish River Landscape
Date 1664(1664) Medium Oil on oak panel Dimensions Height: 23 cm (9.1 in). Width: 32 cm (12.6 in). cjr
   
   
     

Herman Saftleven An Extensive Rhenish River Landscape oil


An Extensive Rhenish River Landscape
Painting ID::  89494
An Extensive Rhenish River Landscape
1664(1664) Medium oil on oak panel cyf
1664(1664) _ Medium_oil_on_oak_panel _ cyf
   
   
     

Herman Saftleven Kustlandskap med fyr oil


Kustlandskap med fyr
Painting ID::  97189
Kustlandskap med fyr
oil on canvas Dimensions 37 X 27.5 cm cyf
oil_on_canvas_ Dimensions_37_X_27.5_cm_ cyf
   
   
     

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     Herman Saftleven
     (1609 - January 5, 1685 (buried)), was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period. Born in Rotterdam, Saftleven lived most of his life (1632-1685) in Utrecht. His brothers, Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681) and Abraham Saftleven were both painters. The former was even better known as a painter, specializing in genre scenes, while Herman was known for his landscapes of river scenes as well as of persons traveling through woods. His father, Herman Saftleven I was a painter in Rotterdam, who died by 1627. One of Herman IIes daughters, Sara Saftleven, born in Utrecht after 1633, also became a painter of flowers in watercolors. She married Jacob Adriaensz Broers in 1671. Herman became the dean of the Guild of St Luke in Utrecht. After a storm had destroyed most of the town in the 1670s, he sold the city a series drawings he had made of Utrecht churches before they were destroyed. In the 1680s, he was commissioned by the amateur botanist and horticulturalist Agnes Block, to draw flowers and plants at her country estate near Utrecht. He died in Utrecht.

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