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Jan de Bray
1627-1697 Dutch
Painter, draughtsman and etcher, son of (1) Salomon de Bray. He spent virtually the whole of his career in Haarlem, except for the period 1686-8, when he lived in Amsterdam. After training with his father, Jan began working as a portrait painter in Haarlem in 1650, an activity he continued for the next 40 years. Between 1667 and 1684 he served on the committee for the Haarlem Guild of St Luke, whose leading members he portrayed in a picture dated 1675 (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.) that includes a self-portrait (Jan is seen standing and drawing on the left). He married three times, in 1668, 1670 and 1672. His first two wives died a year after their marriage, his third two years afterwards, and in each case the death was followed by disputes over the inheritance. Jan bankruptcy of 1689 may have been a result of one of the lawsuits. He was 62 at the time, and from then onwards he seems to have lost his artistic drive, crushed by the financial blow and the consequent loss of social position.
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Painting ID:: 204
Double Profile Portrait of the Artist's Parents
1664
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Painting ID:: 20394
Portrait of a Man (mk05)
1658
Wood,26 1/2 x 22''(67 x 56 cm).Received in 1910
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Painting ID:: 85185
The Holy Family
Date second half of 17th century
Medium Oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 41 cm (16.1 in). Width: 34 cm (13.4 in).
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Painting ID:: 85186
The Adoration of the Magi
Date 1658(1658)
Medium Oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 71 cm (28 in). Width: 55 cm (21.7 in).
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Painting ID:: 89495
The Holy Family
second half of 17th century
Medium oil on oak panel
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Jan de Bray
1627-1697 Dutch
Painter, draughtsman and etcher, son of (1) Salomon de Bray. He spent virtually the whole of his career in Haarlem, except for the period 1686-8, when he lived in Amsterdam. After training with his father, Jan began working as a portrait painter in Haarlem in 1650, an activity he continued for the next 40 years. Between 1667 and 1684 he served on the committee for the Haarlem Guild of St Luke, whose leading members he portrayed in a picture dated 1675 (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.) that includes a self-portrait (Jan is seen standing and drawing on the left). He married three times, in 1668, 1670 and 1672. His first two wives died a year after their marriage, his third two years afterwards, and in each case the death was followed by disputes over the inheritance. Jan bankruptcy of 1689 may have been a result of one of the lawsuits. He was 62 at the time, and from then onwards he seems to have lost his artistic drive, crushed by the financial blow and the consequent loss of social position.
. Related Artists to Jan de Bray: | Julius von Blaas | Bernat Martorell | Edward Butler Bayliss | John Raphael Smith | Bartolomeo Spranger |
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