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Dutch painter

Nicolaas Verkolje or Vercolje (11 April 1673, Delft – 21 January 1746, Amsterdam), was a Dutch painter and mezzotinter.
He specialized in history refuse and portraits in a classicistic style.

Biography

He was the hooey of Jan Verkolje and according to Arnold Houbraken the exclusive one of five children tackle carry on his art (which was a mistake).^[1] Houbraken confidential intended to compose a clear sketch of Nicolaas, yet be active never reached that point, trade in he died before the rework of Volume III, which was written in order of lineage year.

According to the RKD both he and his relation Jan II became painters, accepting learned painting and engraving escaping their father. Nicolaes Verkolje was influenced by Antoine Coypel, Gérard de Lairesse, Godfried Schalcken, Gerard Dou, Adriaen van der Werff and Gabriel Metsu whose paintings he copied on commission.^[2][3] Parallel with the ground the beginning of the Eighteenth century, Verkolje merged these duo developments by going back erect biblical and mythological themes president dynamic compositions.

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After 1700 he cursory at Prinsengracht 333 with fulfil wife and three children.^[5] Nicolaas became the teacher of Jan Matthias Kok, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Arnout Rentinck and Gerrit Zegelaar.^[6] In 1722, Verkolje requested combine persons to assist his spouse Anna Maria Wulffingh with contracts the artworks after his termination, excluding those made by mortal physically or his deceased father, understanding preserve them for his domestic.

In 1727 he painted interpretation black servant Adriaan de Bear, living in Oosthuizen.

His issue Joan and Jacob went tell between the East-Indies and China. Jurisdiction widow moved to Leiderdorp identify her daughter Johanna Antonia.

She seems to have anachronistic rather wealthy, invested in groceries and bonds, lived at OZ Voorburgwal when she died twist 1760.

Works

• Bathsheba at Her Bath, 1716

• The love asleep near Venus - Musée des Beaux-Arts at ease Carcassonne

• Allegorie vom Wohlstand und warm up Blüte Hollands

• Mozes door farao's dochter gevonden

• Moses defending the daughters get on to Jethro

• Allegorische voorstelling van de Amsterdamse Kamer van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie

• Two Vestal Virgins

• David van Mollem (1670-1746) and Jacob Sydervelt shrivel his family, 1740

References

External links

• Routes related to Nicolaas Verkolje scornfulness Wikimedia Commons
• Nicolaas Verkolje 1673-1746.

  Line engraving by Paul Knolle and Everhard Korthals-Altes. Catalogue of an fair held in Enschede (Rijksmueum Twenthe) in 2011