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Herman (The Younger II) Saftleven BIOGRAPHY
1609 Rotterdam, Holland - 1685 Utrecht, Holland. Known for: Landscape, interiors and floral painting, drawing, engraving.
Herman Saftleven was a painter, draughtsman and engraver and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. He settled in Utrecht in 1632 and in 1633 married Anna van Vliet. They had two sons, Dirck Saftleven... Read full biography
Herman Saftleven was a painter, draughtsman and engraver and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. He settled in Utrecht in 1632 and in 1633 married Anna van Vliet. They had two sons, Dirck Saftleven and Herman Saftleven III, as well as two daughters, Sara (who married Jacob Adriaensz. Broers in 1671)... Read full biography
Herman Saftleven was a painter, draughtsman and engraver and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. He settled in Utrecht in 1632 and in 1633 married Anna van Vliet. They had two sons, Dirck Saftleven and Herman Saftleven III, as well as two daughters, Sara (who married Jacob Adriaensz. Broers in 1671) and Levina (who married Paul Dalbach). From 1639 onwards Herman Saftleven II lived in Utrecht, and in 1659 he became a citizen of the city. He recorded views of his adopted city in several drawings... Read full biography
Herman Saftleven was a painter, draughtsman and engraver and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. He settled in Utrecht in 1632 and in 1633 married Anna van Vliet. They had two sons, Dirck Saftleven and Herman Saftleven III, as well as two daughters, Sara (who married Jacob Adriaensz. Broers in 1671) and Levina (who married Paul Dalbach). From 1639 onwards Herman Saftleven II lived in Utrecht, and in 1659 he became a citizen of the city. He recorded views of his adopted city in several drawings and etchings. He several times served as head man (overman) and dean of the Guild of St Luke there. In 1662 he arranged the sale of part of the Earl of Arundel's collection in Utrecht. A hurricane destroyed the city in 1674, and Saftleven drew many... Read full biography
Herman Saftleven was a painter, draughtsman and engraver and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. He settled in Utrecht in 1632 and in 1633 married Anna van Vliet. They had two sons, Dirck Saftleven and Herman Saftleven III, as well as two daughters, Sara (who married Jacob Adriaensz. Broers in 1671) and Levina (who married Paul Dalbach). From 1639 onwards Herman Saftleven II lived in Utrecht, and in 1659 he became a citizen of the city. He recorded views of his adopted city in several drawings and etchings. He several times served as head man (overman) and dean of the Guild of St Luke there. In 1662 he arranged the sale of part of the Earl of Arundel's collection in Utrecht. A hurricane destroyed the city in 1674, and Saftleven drew many devastated houses and streets. Some eight years later, c. 1682, he sold the city a series of 22 drawings he had made of... Read full biography
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Herman Saftleven was a painter, draughtsman and engraver and the brother of Cornelis Saftleven. He settled in Utrecht in 1632 and in 1633 married Anna van Vliet. They had two sons, Dirck Saftleven and Herman Saftleven III, as well as two daughters, Sara (who married Jacob Adriaensz. Broers in 1671) and Levina (who married Paul Dalbach).
From 1639 onwards Herman Saftleven II lived in Utrecht, and in 1659 he became a citizen of the city. He recorded views of his adopted city in several drawings and etchings. He several times served as head man (overman) and dean of the Guild of St Luke there. In 1662 he arranged the sale of part of the Earl of Arundel's collection in Utrecht. A hurricane destroyed the city in 167...But wait, there's more...
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