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HEYDEN, Jan van der Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1637-1712
Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor. In 1650 he moved to Amsterdam with his family; his father, a Mennonite, who had pursued various occupations rather unsuccessfully, died that year. Jan's artistic training may have begun with drawing lessons in the studio of a relative, perhaps his eldest brother, Goris van der Heyden, who made and sold mirrors; Jan may also have studied the reverse technique of glass painting with an artist in Gorinchem. Painting occupied relatively little of his time, however, although he continued to pursue it throughout his long life. His prosperity was mainly due to his work as an inventor, engineer and municipal official. He designed and implemented a comprehensive street-lighting scheme for Amsterdam, which lasted from 1669 until 1840 and was adopted as a model by many other towns in the Netherlands and abroad. In 1672,
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Painting ID:: 7481 View of the Herengracht, Amsterdam sf
c. 1670
Oil on canvas
Private collection
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Painting ID:: 7482 View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam f
c. 1660
Oil on oak, 91 x 114 cm
National Gallery, London
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Painting ID:: 7483 View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam sf
1670s
Oil on panel, 41 x 59 cm
Wallace Collection, London
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Painting ID:: 32351 Still-life with Rarities
1712
Oil on canvas, 74 x 63,5 cm
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Painting ID:: 29243 A Fortified Castle on a Riverbank
mk65
Oil on panel
18x25 1/2"
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HEYDEN, Jan van der
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1637-1712
Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor. In 1650 he moved to Amsterdam with his family; his father, a Mennonite, who had pursued various occupations rather unsuccessfully, died that year. Jan's artistic training may have begun with drawing lessons in the studio of a relative, perhaps his eldest brother, Goris van der Heyden, who made and sold mirrors; Jan may also have studied the reverse technique of glass painting with an artist in Gorinchem. Painting occupied relatively little of his time, however, although he continued to pursue it throughout his long life. His prosperity was mainly due to his work as an inventor, engineer and municipal official. He designed and implemented a comprehensive street-lighting scheme for Amsterdam, which lasted from 1669 until 1840 and was adopted as a model by many other towns in the Netherlands and abroad. In 1672,
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