Frans Pietersz de Grebber
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Frans Pietersz de Grebber (1573, Haarlem
– ca.1649, Haarlem
), was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
. According to Houbraken he had two children who were notable painters; Pieter de Grebber
, who outshone his father, and Maria de Grebber
, who was good with buildings and perspective.
According to the RKD he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
around 1600 and remained an important citizen in Haarlem until his death. Besides his children, he taught the painters Vincent Casteleyn, Peter Lely
, Judith Leyster
, and Pieter Saenredam.
According to the archives of the Haarlem chamber of rhetoric
called Trouw moet Blycken, he painted their best blazoen from a design by Goltzius.
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
– ca.1649, Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
), was a Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
According to van Mander he was a good painter of landscapes and portraits, who designed tapestries and had been a pupil of Jacob SaveryJacob Savery
-Biography:According to Van Mander in 1604, he was the best pupil of Hans Bol and taught his brother Roelant Savery and Frans de Grebber, then a promising young painter and tapestry worker in Haarlem, how to paint landscapes. He died of the plague in Amsterdam...
. According to Houbraken he had two children who were notable painters; Pieter de Grebber
Pieter de Grebber
Pieter Fransz de Grebber was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Life:De Grebber was the oldest son of Frans Pietersz de Grebber , a painter and embroiderer in Haarlem, and the brother of the painters Maria and Albert. He learned to paint from his father and from Hendrick Goltzius...
, who outshone his father, and Maria de Grebber
Maria de Grebber
Maria de Grebber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken she was the daughter of the painter Frans Pietersz de Grebber and the sister of Pieter de Grebber, whose father taught them both to paint...
, who was good with buildings and perspective.
According to the RKD he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for a large number of trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius.-History:...
around 1600 and remained an important citizen in Haarlem until his death. Besides his children, he taught the painters Vincent Casteleyn, Peter Lely
Peter Lely
Sir Peter Lely was a painter of Dutch origin, whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.-Life:...
, Judith Leyster
Judith Leyster
Judith Jans Leyster was a Dutch Golden Age painter. She was one of three significant women artists in Dutch Golden Age painting; the other two, Rachel Ruysch and Maria van Oosterwijk, were specialized painters of flower still-lifes, while Leyster painted genre works, a few portraits, and a...
, and Pieter Saenredam.
According to the archives of the Haarlem chamber of rhetoric
Chamber of rhetoric
Chambers of rhetoric were dramatic societies in the Low Countries. Their members are called Rederijkers , from the french word 'rhétoricien', and during the 15th and 16th centuries were mainly interested in dramas and lyrics...
called Trouw moet Blycken, he painted their best blazoen from a design by Goltzius.