Wijckersloot was born in Utrecht and little is known of his early years, though he probably learned to paint at the newly opened drawing academy there. He worked his way up in the Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke, becoming headman in 1658.[1] He is known for portraits and allegories. His most famous painting is possibly his 1672 allegory of the Rampjaar, in which he painted a representation of the Garden of Holland with a sleeping lion. The motief of the lion in the Garden of Holland became a common symbol in heraldry, asleep or standing victorious with a phrygian cap. Wijckersloot moved to Amsterdam in 1684 where he later died.
johannes, wijckersloot, 1625, 1630, 1687, dutch, golden, painter, self, portrait, detail, bornc, 1625, 1625, 1630, 1630, utrechtdied, 1687, november, 1687, aged, amsterdamnationalitydutch, wijckersloot, born, utrecht, little, known, early, years, though, proba. Johannes van Wijckersloot c 1625 1630 1687 was a Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes van WijckerslootSelf portrait detail Bornc 1625 1625 1630 1630 UtrechtDied 1687 11 04 4 November 1687 aged 56 62 AmsterdamNationalityDutch Wijckersloot was born in Utrecht and little is known of his early years though he probably learned to paint at the newly opened drawing academy there He worked his way up in the Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke becoming headman in 1658 1 He is known for portraits and allegories His most famous painting is possibly his 1672 allegory of the Rampjaar in which he painted a representation of the Garden of Holland with a sleeping lion The motief of the lion in the Garden of Holland became a common symbol in heraldry asleep or standing victorious with a phrygian cap Wijckersloot moved to Amsterdam in 1684 where he later died Rampjaar 2 Dutch coin 1753References edit Wijckersloot in the RKD painting record in the RKD nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johannes van Wijckersloot nbsp This article about a Dutch painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johannes van Wijckersloot amp oldid 1202247538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
