Johannes Glauber
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Johannes Glauber was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
and working on copies of Italianate landscapes for a growing market of connaisseurs in Amsterdam. After the death of his father, he travelled with his brother Johannes Gottlieb Glauber
and the two brothers Van Doren by boat to Paris where he stayed a year painting for Mr. Picart, an art dealer on the Pont Neuf who was a flower painter from the Low Countries
. Then he travelled to Lyon where he stayed for two years painting for Adriaen van der Kabel. He then travelled to Italy with his brother and two French painters. After 6 months in Rome he joined the Bentvueghels
with the nickname Coridon, but since he knew that name had already been given to Van der Cabel, they changed it to Polidoor (after the landscape painter Polidoro da Caravaggio). He was friends with Karel Dujardin
in Rome, who didn't want to join the Bentvueghels, but who received the somewhat negative nickname Bokkebaard (goatee) anyway. According to Houbraken another painter who didn't want to become a member after receiving an invitation received the epithet Platluizenbaard or lice-beard.
After 2 years in Rome he set off for Padua with his brother and the Flemish painter Robbert Duval where they stayed a year. After that they travelled to Venice where they stayed two years. They finally left Italy in 1679 and went north to Hamburg where they lived until 1684 except for a short stay in Copenhagen when Johannes went to work for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig
on decorations fot Charlottenborg Palace
.
After 1684 Johannes left his brother to return to Amsterdam, where he lived with Gerard de Lairesse
and made wall decorations for various large homes and estates, including Soestdijk Palace
, where he was assisted by Albert Meijeringh
and Dirk Maas
. Houbraken also mentions the house of Jacob de Flines on Herengracht 132, which Glauber helped decorate along with De Lairesse and Frederick de Moucheron. That house burned in 2008, but the wall paintings had been removed in 1910 and are located today in Beeckestijn
. A ceiling decoration that Glauber made for Herengracht 446 (home of Andries de Graeff
) was sold at auction in 1903 and is installed today at the Peace Palace
in the Hague. Houbraken also mentioned decorations for gentlemen in Rotterdam 'in the style of De Lairesse'. Glauber married the sister of the architect Steven Vennecool and at the time Houbraken was writing, he lived in the Proveniershuis in Schoonhoven
.
According to the RKD Glauber was the brother of the painter Diana Glauber
and settled in the Hague, where he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura
in 1687. He was the teacher of the painter Willem Troost.
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 Houbraken he became a painter against the wishes of his father, the chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber (1604-1670), and became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem on his own, living with Gerrit van UylenburghGerrit van Uylenburgh
Gerrit van Uylenburgh , or Gerrit Uylenburgh, was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art-dealer. He was the eldest son of Hendrick van Uylenburgh and took over the family art-dealing business after Hendrick's death and burial in the Westerkerk church in 1661...
and working on copies of Italianate landscapes for a growing market of connaisseurs in Amsterdam. After the death of his father, he travelled with his brother Johannes Gottlieb Glauber
Johannes Gottlieb Glauber
Johannes Gottlieb Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was the son of the Amsterdam chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber , after whose death he left home at 15 to travel with his brother Johannes Glauber and the two brothers Van Doren by boat to Paris in 1671,...
and the two brothers Van Doren by boat to Paris where he stayed a year painting for Mr. Picart, an art dealer on the Pont Neuf who was a flower painter from the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
. Then he travelled to Lyon where he stayed for two years painting for Adriaen van der Kabel. He then travelled to Italy with his brother and two French painters. After 6 months in Rome he joined the Bentvueghels
Bentvueghels
The Bentvueghels were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent .-Activities:...
with the nickname Coridon, but since he knew that name had already been given to Van der Cabel, they changed it to Polidoor (after the landscape painter Polidoro da Caravaggio). He was friends with Karel Dujardin
Karel Dujardin
Karel Dujardin was a Dutch painter.-Biography:Karel Dujardin was a Dutch painter and etcher, born in Amsterdam in 1622. Although active as a portrait and history painter, he is best known for his Italianate landscapes. Typical of his landscape paintings is Farm Animals in the Shade of a Tree...
in Rome, who didn't want to join the Bentvueghels, but who received the somewhat negative nickname Bokkebaard (goatee) anyway. According to Houbraken another painter who didn't want to become a member after receiving an invitation received the epithet Platluizenbaard or lice-beard.
After 2 years in Rome he set off for Padua with his brother and the Flemish painter Robbert Duval where they stayed a year. After that they travelled to Venice where they stayed two years. They finally left Italy in 1679 and went north to Hamburg where they lived until 1684 except for a short stay in Copenhagen when Johannes went to work for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig
Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig was a statesman and the leading Norwegian general in the Scanian War, whose Norway-related portion is conventionally named "the Gyldenløve War", after him...
on decorations fot Charlottenborg Palace
Charlottenborg Palace
Charlottenborg Palace is a large town mansion located on the corner of Kongens Nytorv and Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally built as a residence for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, it has served as the base of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts since its foundation in 1754...
.
After 1684 Johannes left his brother to return to Amsterdam, where he lived with Gerard de Lairesse
Gerard de Lairesse
Gerard or Gérard de Lairesse was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist.Lairesse was born in Liège. His broad range of talent included music, poetry, and the theatre. He was perhaps the most celebrated Dutch painter in the period following the death of Rembrandt...
and made wall decorations for various large homes and estates, including Soestdijk Palace
Soestdijk Palace
Soestdijk Palace is a former palace of the Dutch royal family. It consists of a central block and two wings.Although named after the village of Soestdijk, which is largely in the municipality of Soest, the Soestdijk Palace is just north of the border in the municipality of Baarn in the province of...
, where he was assisted by Albert Meijeringh
Albert Meijeringh
Albert Meijeringh , was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was friends with Johannes Glauber and was in Italy from 1672-1683...
and Dirk Maas
Dirk Maas
Dirk Maas , was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was first a pupil of Hendrick Mommers, a Haarlem painter of vegetable market scenes, and then took lessons from Nicolaes Berchem, who he probably met through Mommers.. Maas became a follower of Berchem's...
. Houbraken also mentions the house of Jacob de Flines on Herengracht 132, which Glauber helped decorate along with De Lairesse and Frederick de Moucheron. That house burned in 2008, but the wall paintings had been removed in 1910 and are located today in Beeckestijn
Beeckestijn
Beeckestijn is a historical buitenplaats dating from the 18th century in a park by the same name in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands.-History:The Beeckestijn site was a buitenplaats in the 15th and 16th centuries before the current English-style garden was designed in the 18th century. The house and the...
. A ceiling decoration that Glauber made for Herengracht 446 (home of Andries de Graeff
Andries de Graeff
Free Imperial Knight Andries de Graeff was a very powerful member of the Amsterdam branch of the De Graeff - family during the Dutch Golden Age. He became a mayor of Amsterdam and a powerful Amsterdam regent after the death of his older brother Cornelis de Graeff...
) was sold at auction in 1903 and is installed today at the Peace Palace
Peace Palace
The Peace Palace is a building situated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is often called the seat of international law because it houses the International Court of Justice , the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the extensive Peace Palace Library.In addition...
in the Hague. Houbraken also mentioned decorations for gentlemen in Rotterdam 'in the style of De Lairesse'. Glauber married the sister of the architect Steven Vennecool and at the time Houbraken was writing, he lived in the Proveniershuis in Schoonhoven
Schoonhoven
Schoonhoven is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality has a population of 12,195 , and covers an area of 6.96 km²...
.
According to the RKD Glauber was the brother of the painter Diana Glauber
Diana Glauber
Diana Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken she was the daughter of the Amsterdam chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber, and the sister of the painters Jan Gotlief and Johannes Glauber. She was good with portraits and historical allegories, but lost her sight and...
and settled in the Hague, where he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura
Confrerie Pictura
The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague, by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.-History:The guild of St...
in 1687. He was the teacher of the painter Willem Troost.