According to Arnold Houbraken he was a light-hearted poet from Haarlem.[1] He was the pupil of Hendrik Mommers who went on to paint clever genre scenes in the manner of Adriaen van Ostade.[1] Though some said he was the pupil of Bernard Schendel, they were the same age and painted in similar styles.[1] He was successful enough at his art that his Frisian widow was able to purchase an annuity after his death in Friesland.[1]
According to the RKD he is registered in Leeuwarden during the years 1670–1687.[2] He is known for both Italianate landscapes and portraits.[2] He painted similar subjects to those of Schendel, representing merry-makings and drunken assemblies. His pictures are ingeniously composed, and well coloured, something in the manner of Adriaen van Ostade, though greatly inferior. They are painted with facility, although they have the appearance of being very highly finished; and he perfectly understood the management of chiaroscuro. His greatest defect is his incorrect drawing of the figure, which he appears not to have studied from nature. The Vienna Gallery has two 'Peasant Scenes' by him, said to have been painted in 1690; the Berlin Museum one, and the Amsterdam Gallery one. In the Brussels Gallery is a 'Children's Feast,' signed and dated 1698; and the Rotterdam Museum has a 'Doctor's Visit,' signed and dated 1696. In Windsor Castle are two good 'Artists' Studios ' by him. He also sometimes practised the art of engraving.
He was the teacher of Wigerus Vitringa, Abraham Pardanus, and Gillis de Winter. He was a follower of Jan Steen.[2] He died at Haarlem in December 1702 and was buried in January 1703.[2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Brakenburg, Richard". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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richard, brakenburgh, brakenburg, 1650, haarlem, december, 1702, haarlem, dutch, golden, painter, contents, biography, gallery, notes, referencesbiography, editaccording, arnold, houbraken, light, hearted, poet, from, haarlem, pupil, hendrik, mommers, went, pa. Richard Brakenburgh or Brakenburg 22 May 1650 in Haarlem 28 December 1702 in Haarlem was a Dutch Golden Age painter Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editAccording to Arnold Houbraken he was a light hearted poet from Haarlem 1 He was the pupil of Hendrik Mommers who went on to paint clever genre scenes in the manner of Adriaen van Ostade 1 Though some said he was the pupil of Bernard Schendel they were the same age and painted in similar styles 1 He was successful enough at his art that his Frisian widow was able to purchase an annuity after his death in Friesland 1 According to the RKD he is registered in Leeuwarden during the years 1670 1687 2 He is known for both Italianate landscapes and portraits 2 He painted similar subjects to those of Schendel representing merry makings and drunken assemblies His pictures are ingeniously composed and well coloured something in the manner of Adriaen van Ostade though greatly inferior They are painted with facility although they have the appearance of being very highly finished and he perfectly understood the management of chiaroscuro His greatest defect is his incorrect drawing of the figure which he appears not to have studied from nature The Vienna Gallery has two Peasant Scenes by him said to have been painted in 1690 the Berlin Museum one and the Amsterdam Gallery one In the Brussels Gallery is a Children s Feast signed and dated 1698 and the Rotterdam Museum has a Doctor s Visit signed and dated 1696 In Windsor Castle are two good Artists Studios by him He also sometimes practised the art of engraving He was the teacher of Wigerus Vitringa Abraham Pardanus and Gillis de Winter He was a follower of Jan Steen 2 He died at Haarlem in December 1702 and was buried in January 1703 2 Gallery edit nbsp County Inn Rijksmuseum Amsterdam nbsp Merry making at the inn French collection nbsp Family Having Breakfast nbsp Frohliche Gesellschaft nbsp Village Fair nbsp Celebration of a Birth 1682 nbsp Feast of Saint Nicholas painted in 1685 Now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam nbsp Courting French Collection nbsp Le lever de la mariee 1690 nbsp The Doctor s Visit 1696 nbsp Merry Company between 1690 and 1700 nbsp A Family on a Terrace 1691 nbsp Scene galante Palais des beaux arts de Lille 1698 nbsp Circle of Richard Brakenburgh In the Tavern nbsp May Queen Festival 1699 nbsp Feast of St Nicholas 1699 nbsp The Yorck Project nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Brakenburgh Notes edit a b c d in Dutch Reinier Brakenburg in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen 1718 by Arnold Houbraken courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature a b c d Richard Brakenburgh in the RKDReferences editRichard Brakenburgh on Artnet Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Bryan Michael 1886 Brakenburg Richard In Graves Robert Edmund ed Bryan s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers A K Vol I 3rd ed London George Bell amp Sons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Brakenburgh amp oldid 1168498632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
