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1642 Utrecht, Holland - 1705 The Hague, Holland. Known for: Portrait, figure and allegorical painting.
Johannes (Jan) van Haensbergen (1642–1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke* in 1668, and in 1669 he was registered in the Confrerie Pictura in The... Read full biography
Johannes (Jan) van Haensbergen (1642–1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke* in 1668, and in 1669 he was registered in the Confrerie Pictura in The Hague, where he married Johanna van Heusden and worked on portraits for the elite there. According to... Read full biography
Johannes (Jan) van Haensbergen (1642–1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke* in 1668, and in 1669 he was registered in the Confrerie Pictura in The Hague, where he married Johanna van Heusden and worked on portraits for the elite there. According to Houbraken he was born in Utrecht. Because he signed a few paintings with 'Joh. Haensbergh Gorco fecit', which led some art historians to conclude he was from Gorinchem and others that he worked there... Read full biography
Johannes (Jan) van Haensbergen (1642–1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke* in 1668, and in 1669 he was registered in the Confrerie Pictura in The Hague, where he married Johanna van Heusden and worked on portraits for the elite there. According to Houbraken he was born in Utrecht. Because he signed a few paintings with 'Joh. Haensbergh Gorco fecit', which led some art historians to conclude he was from Gorinchem and others that he worked there for a while. He was a student of Cornelius van Poelenburgh, and though he was quite successful in imitating his master's style of landscape painting, he switched to portraits since he could make a comfortable living making flattering ladies... Read full biography
Johannes (Jan) van Haensbergen (1642–1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He was registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke* in 1668, and in 1669 he was registered in the Confrerie Pictura in The Hague, where he married Johanna van Heusden and worked on portraits for the elite there. According to Houbraken he was born in Utrecht. Because he signed a few paintings with 'Joh. Haensbergh Gorco fecit', which led some art historians to conclude he was from Gorinchem and others that he worked there for a while. He was a student of Cornelius van Poelenburgh, and though he was quite successful in imitating his master's style of landscape painting, he switched to portraits since he could make a comfortable living making flattering ladies portraits that made their skin look whiter. He became active as an art dealer, probably aided by his appointment as headman of the confrerie,... Read full biography
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Johannes Van Haansbergen, Jan Van HANSBERGEN
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Johannes (Jan) van Haensbergen (1642–1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
He was registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke* in 1668, and in 1669 he was registered in the Confrerie Pictura in The Hague, where he married Johanna van Heusden and worked on portraits for the elite there. According to Houbraken he was born in Utrecht. Because he signed a few paintings with 'Joh. Haensbergh Gorco fecit', which led some art historians to conclude he was from Gorinchem and others that he worked there for a while.
He was a student of Cornelius van Poelenburgh, and though he was quite successful in imitating his master's style of landscape painting, he switched to portraits since he could make a comfortable living making flattering la...But wait, there's more...
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