Roelant Savery (or Roeland(t) Maertensz Saverij, or de Savery, or many variants;[2] 1576 – buried 25 February 1639) was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter.
Roelant Savery in Cornelis de Bie's Het Gulden Cabinet.Landscape with Birds showing a dodo in the lower right, by Roelant Savery, 1628One of the most famous paintings of a dodo, from 1626. The image came into the possession of the ornithologist George Edwards, who later gave it to the British Museum[1]
Savery was born in Kortrijk. Like so many other artists, he belonged to an Anabaptist family that fled north from the Spanish-occupied Southern Netherlands when Roelant was about 4 years old and settled in Haarlem[3] around 1585. He was taught painting by his older brother Jacob Savery (c. 1565 – 1603) and Hans Bol.
After his schooling, Savery traveled to Prague around 1604, where he became court painter of the Emperors Rudolf II (1552–1612) and Mathias (1557–1619), who had made their court a center of mannerist art. Between 1606 and 1608 he traveled to Tyrol to study plants. Gillis d'Hondecoeter became his pupil.[4]
Before 1616 Savery moved back to Amsterdam, and lived in the Sint Antoniesbreestraat. In 1618 he settled in Utrecht, where he joined the artist's guild a year later. His nephew Hans would become his most important assistant.
In 1621 Savery bought a large house on the Boterstraat in Utrecht. The house had a large garden with flowers and plants, where a number of fellow painters, like Adam Willaerts were frequent visitors. Savery had kept his house in Amsterdam, and had one child baptized in Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam).[5]
Still life (130x80cm, 1624). The largest painting he ever made, with 44 different species of animals and 63 species of flowers.[6]
Savery primarily painted landscapes in the Flemish tradition of Gillis van Coninxloo, often embellished with many meticulously painted animals and plants, regularly with a mythological or biblical theme as background. He also painted multiple flower still lifes; bouquets in stone niches, sometimes with lizards such as Flowers with Two Lizards, insects or fallen petals and regarded as his best work.[7]
His unique style of painting, related to the then reigning Mannerism, has been highly popular with collectors and can be found in many museums in Europe and North America. His preparatory drawings are also valued highly.
Among his best-known works are several depictions of the now-extinct dodo painted between 1611 and 1628.[8] His nephew Hans a.k.a. Jan Savery was also known for his paintings of the dodo (including a famous 1651 illustration currently held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History), which he probably copied from his uncle's work.
Savery's dodosedit
Savery is famous for being the most prolific and influential illustrator of the extinct dodo, having made at least ten depictions, often showing it in the lower corners. A famous painting of his from 1626, now called Edwards' Dodo as it was once owned by the ornithologist George Edwards, has since become the standard image of a dodo. It is housed in the Natural History Museum, London. This and his other images are the source for many other dodo illustrations.[9]
Sourcesedit
^Mason, Adair Stuart (1 January 1992). George Edwards: The Bedell and His Birds. Royal College of Physicians. ISBN9781873240489.
Media related to Roelant Savery at Wikimedia Commons
Savery at WGA
Savery at the Artcyclopedia
Tyrolean landscape
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Drawings and Prints, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes material on Roelant Savery (see index)
17 artworks by or after Roelant Savery at the Art UK site
October 26, 2023
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Roelant Savery or Roeland t Maertensz Saverij or de Savery or many variants 2 1576 buried 25 February 1639 was a Flanders born Dutch Golden Age painter Roelant Savery in Cornelis de Bie s Het Gulden Cabinet Landscape with Birds showing a dodo in the lower right by Roelant Savery 1628One of the most famous paintings of a dodo from 1626 The image came into the possession of the ornithologist George Edwards who later gave it to the British Museum 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Savery s dodos 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editSavery was born in Kortrijk Like so many other artists he belonged to an Anabaptist family that fled north from the Spanish occupied Southern Netherlands when Roelant was about 4 years old and settled in Haarlem 3 around 1585 He was taught painting by his older brother Jacob Savery c 1565 1603 and Hans Bol After his schooling Savery traveled to Prague around 1604 where he became court painter of the Emperors Rudolf II 1552 1612 and Mathias 1557 1619 who had made their court a center of mannerist art Between 1606 and 1608 he traveled to Tyrol to study plants Gillis d Hondecoeter became his pupil 4 Before 1616 Savery moved back to Amsterdam and lived in the Sint Antoniesbreestraat In 1618 he settled in Utrecht where he joined the artist s guild a year later His nephew Hans would become his most important assistant In 1621 Savery bought a large house on the Boterstraat in Utrecht The house had a large garden with flowers and plants where a number of fellow painters like Adam Willaerts were frequent visitors Savery had kept his house in Amsterdam and had one child baptized in Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam 5 Savery was friends with still life painters like Balthasar van der Ast and Ambrosius Bosschaert In the 1620s he was one of the most successful painters in Utrecht but later his life got troubled perhaps because of heavy drinking Though he would have pupils until the late 1630s amongst which Allaert van Everdingen and Roelant Roghman he went bankrupt in 1638 and died in Utrecht half a year later Works edit nbsp Still life 130x80cm 1624 The largest painting he ever made with 44 different species of animals and 63 species of flowers 6 Savery primarily painted landscapes in the Flemish tradition of Gillis van Coninxloo often embellished with many meticulously painted animals and plants regularly with a mythological or biblical theme as background He also painted multiple flower still lifes bouquets in stone niches sometimes with lizards such as Flowers with Two Lizards insects or fallen petals and regarded as his best work 7 His unique style of painting related to the then reigning Mannerism has been highly popular with collectors and can be found in many museums in Europe and North America His preparatory drawings are also valued highly Among his best known works are several depictions of the now extinct dodo painted between 1611 and 1628 8 His nephew Hans a k a Jan Savery was also known for his paintings of the dodo including a famous 1651 illustration currently held at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History which he probably copied from his uncle s work Savery s dodos editSavery is famous for being the most prolific and influential illustrator of the extinct dodo having made at least ten depictions often showing it in the lower corners A famous painting of his from 1626 now called Edwards Dodo as it was once owned by the ornithologist George Edwards has since become the standard image of a dodo It is housed in the Natural History Museum London This and his other images are the source for many other dodo illustrations 9 Sources edit Mason Adair Stuart 1 January 1992 George Edwards The Bedell and His Birds Royal College of Physicians ISBN 9781873240489 ULAN Full Record Display Getty Research Wheelock Jr Arthur K Roelandt Savery National Gallery of Art 24 Apr 2014 www nga gov collection artist info 5451 html biography Roelant Savery Netherlands Institute for Art History Stadsarchief Amsterdam permanent dead link Centraal Museum Utrecht saverij www centraalmuseum nl Archived from the original on 3 August 2009 Retrieved 13 January 2022 W Liedtke 2007 Dutch paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art p 928 http julianhume co uk wp content uploads 2010 07 History of the dodo Hume pdf bare URL PDF Mason 1992 pp 46 49 External links edit nbsp Media related to Roelant Savery at Wikimedia Commons Savery at WGA Savery at the Artcyclopedia Whale on the beach 1614 Tyrolean landscape Pieter Bruegel the Elder Drawings and Prints a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art which includes material on Roelant Savery see index 17 artworks by or after Roelant Savery at the Art UK site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roelant Savery amp oldid 1161135500, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
