Nikolaus van Hoy
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Nikolaus van Hoy or Nikolaas van Hoey or Nikolaas van Hoje (b. Antwerp, 1631 - d. Vienna
, 25 June 1679) was a Flemish Baroque
painter, draughtsman and etcher.
He was the apprentice of Matheuz at Antwerp. He worked at Brussels
between 1647 - 1655. He went to Vienna in 1657. At about 1667 he became the court painter
of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
and the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
. He retained this post till his death in 1679.
He was succeeded at the court by his son Nickolaus van Hoey the Younger (Antwerp 1660- Vienna ca. 1710).
He engraved religious scenes and mythological figures adapted from originals of Veronese
, Barocci and Raphael
.
His works can still be seen at :
He was probably the grandson of Nicolas van Houy
.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, 25 June 1679) was a Flemish Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
painter, draughtsman and etcher.
He was the apprentice of Matheuz at Antwerp. He worked at Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
between 1647 - 1655. He went to Vienna in 1657. At about 1667 he became the court painter
Court painter
A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...
of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
and the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria was an Austrian military commander, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1647 to 1656, and a patron of the arts.-Biography:...
. He retained this post till his death in 1679.
He was succeeded at the court by his son Nickolaus van Hoey the Younger (Antwerp 1660- Vienna ca. 1710).
He engraved religious scenes and mythological figures adapted from originals of Veronese
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi...
, Barocci and Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
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His works can still be seen at :
- Kunsthistorisches MuseumKunsthistorisches MuseumThe Kunsthistorisches Museum is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on Ringstraße, it is crowned with an octagonal dome...
in Vienna : two scenes of battles - AugustinerkircheAugustinerkircheThe Augustinian Church in Vienna is a parish church located on Josefsplatz, next to the Hofburg, the winter palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna. Originally built in the 14th century as the parish church of the imperial court of the Habsburgs, the harmonious Gothic interior was added in the...
, Vienna : the chapel - Dominikanerkirche (Vienna)Dominikanerkirche (Vienna)The Church of St. Maria Rotunda, also known as Vienna's Dominican Church , is an early Baroque parish church and minor basilica in the historic center of Vienna, Austria...
: the oil paintings in the pendants of the dome - Bezirksmuseum Stockerau (Austria) : the oil painting "Heiliger Stephan"
He was probably the grandson of Nicolas van Houy
Nicolas van Houy
Nicolas van Houy or de Hoey , was a Dutch Golden Age painter active in France.-Biography:According to the RKD he was court painter to the French king Henry IV of France....
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