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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:: 32346
Dam Square, Amsterdam
c. 1668
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 32347
The Martelaarsgracht in Amsterdam
c. 1670
Oil on wood, 44 x 57,5 cm
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Painting ID:: 32353
proach to the Town of Veere
c. 1665
Oil on panel, 45,7 x 55,9 cm
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Painting ID:: 32354
View of the Herengracht, Amsterdam
c. 1670
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 32355
View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam
c. 1660
Oil on oak, 91 x 114 cm
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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,
. Related Artists to HEYDEN, Jan van der: | Osborne, William | Adolf Holzel | Henry Perronet Briggs | Paolo Emilio Besenzi | Frederick goodall,R.A. |
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