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Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam BIOGRAPHY
1622 Zwammerdam - 1668 Leiden. Known for: Portrait and figure painting.
Little is known of Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam's career, which seems to have been for the most part spent in relative poverty. The first mention of him is by Jacob Weyerman (De Levens-beschryvingen... Read full biography
Little is known of Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam's career, which seems to have been for the most part spent in relative poverty. The first mention of him is by Jacob Weyerman (De Levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche Konstschilders en Konst-schilderessen, 2, The Hague, 1729), which related that... Read full biography
Little is known of Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam's career, which seems to have been for the most part spent in relative poverty. The first mention of him is by Jacob Weyerman (De Levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche Konstschilders en Konst-schilderessen, 2, The Hague, 1729), which related that 'Jan Steen opened up an inn or rather a little pub . He had plenty of business but his customers seldom paid up promptly, as most were penniless painters. Frans van Mieris, Ary de Vois, Quiring... Read full biography
Little is known of Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam's career, which seems to have been for the most part spent in relative poverty. The first mention of him is by Jacob Weyerman (De Levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche Konstschilders en Konst-schilderessen, 2, The Hague, 1729), which related that 'Jan Steen opened up an inn or rather a little pub . He had plenty of business but his customers seldom paid up promptly, as most were penniless painters. Frans van Mieris, Ary de Vois, Quiring Breekelekamp [sic] and Jan Lievens were his daily customers and came at all hours of the day and night. ' . Similarly, an unknown author reviewing Gerard Hoet's 1752 Catalogues of naamlyst van schilderyen (quoted by Lasius, op. cit., p. 11): 'The painters of... Read full biography
Little is known of Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam's career, which seems to have been for the most part spent in relative poverty. The first mention of him is by Jacob Weyerman (De Levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche Konstschilders en Konst-schilderessen, 2, The Hague, 1729), which related that 'Jan Steen opened up an inn or rather a little pub . He had plenty of business but his customers seldom paid up promptly, as most were penniless painters. Frans van Mieris, Ary de Vois, Quiring Breekelekamp [sic] and Jan Lievens were his daily customers and came at all hours of the day and night. ' . Similarly, an unknown author reviewing Gerard Hoet's 1752 Catalogues of naamlyst van schilderyen (quoted by Lasius, op. cit., p. 11): 'The painters of his time, who called him simply Quiringh, often sought his company, as he was very witty and funny, having as w... Read full biography
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Quiringh van Breke Lenkam
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Little is known of Quiringh Gerritsz Brekelenkam's career, which seems to have been for the most part spent in relative poverty.
The first mention of him is by Jacob Weyerman (De Levens-beschryvingen der Nederlandsche Konstschilders en Konst-schilderessen, 2, The Hague, 1729), which related that 'Jan Steen opened up an inn or rather a little pub ... He had plenty of business but his customers seldom paid up promptly, as most were penniless painters. Frans van Mieris, Ary de Vois, Quiring Breekelekamp [sic] and Jan Lievens were his daily customers and came at all hours of the day and night...'
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