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HEYDEN, Jan van der

HEYDEN, Jan van der View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam oil painting on canvas
View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Painting ID::  32356
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HEYDEN, Jan van der View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam oil painting on canvas



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  HEYDEN, Jan van der
  Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1637-1712 Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor. In 1650 he moved to Amsterdam with his family; his father, a Mennonite, who had pursued various occupations rather unsuccessfully, died that year. Jan's artistic training may have begun with drawing lessons in the studio of a relative, perhaps his eldest brother, Goris van der Heyden, who made and sold mirrors; Jan may also have studied the reverse technique of glass painting with an artist in Gorinchem. Painting occupied relatively little of his time, however, although he continued to pursue it throughout his long life. His prosperity was mainly due to his work as an inventor, engineer and municipal official. He designed and implemented a comprehensive street-lighting scheme for Amsterdam, which lasted from 1669 until 1840 and was adopted as a model by many other towns in the Netherlands and abroad. In 1672,
  View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam
  1670s Oil on panel, 41 x 59 cm

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