Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten
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Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten (1630–1700) was a Dutch Golden Age
painter of still lifes and genre scenes.
and married his daughter Adriaentje in 1654. He lived with his wife in Amsterdam
before moving to London
in 1666 where he later was wounded in the hip during the great fire of London, an injury that caused him to walk with a limp the rest of his life.
In his biographical sketch of Roestraten, Houbraken relates a popular anecdote that his wife Adriaentje as a baby once pooped on Adriaen Brouwer
, who was a young pupil of Frans Hals at the time and had been asked to babysit. When the baby pooped all over him, he promptly pulled down his pants and pooped on the baby. When Mrs. Hals came in and asked what he was doing, he responded that they were shitting each other.
Houbraken claims he was so good at painting portraits and silver, that Sir Peter Lely made a deal with him to stick to painting silver rather than portraits (which was his specialty) and this Roestraten did, earning forty to fifty pounds sterling for a piece. When his first wife died he remarried, but died soon afterwards. He influenced Christian Berentz
and Robert Robinson
.
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 of still lifes and genre scenes.
Biography
He was a student of Frans HalsFrans Hals
Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...
and married his daughter Adriaentje in 1654. He lived with his wife in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
before moving to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1666 where he later was wounded in the hip during the great fire of London, an injury that caused him to walk with a limp the rest of his life.
In his biographical sketch of Roestraten, Houbraken relates a popular anecdote that his wife Adriaentje as a baby once pooped on Adriaen Brouwer
Adriaen Brouwer
Adriaen Brouwer was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century.-Biography:...
, who was a young pupil of Frans Hals at the time and had been asked to babysit. When the baby pooped all over him, he promptly pulled down his pants and pooped on the baby. When Mrs. Hals came in and asked what he was doing, he responded that they were shitting each other.
Houbraken claims he was so good at painting portraits and silver, that Sir Peter Lely made a deal with him to stick to painting silver rather than portraits (which was his specialty) and this Roestraten did, earning forty to fifty pounds sterling for a piece. When his first wife died he remarried, but died soon afterwards. He influenced Christian Berentz
Christian Berentz
Christian Berentz was a German Baroque painter.-Biography:Berentz was born in Hamburg, Germany. According to the RKD pupil he was the pupil of Hermann Kamphusen from 1667-1673 and then from 1673-1677 a pupil of Georg Hainz. He travelled through the Netherlands in the years 1677-1679 and in 1679 he...
and Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson may refer to:*Robert Robinson , Australian politician, of the Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1851–1853*Robert Robinson , Baptist Minister and scholar of Cambridge...
.