Who dated Hendrickje Stoffels?
Rembrandt dated Hendrickje Stoffels from until .
Hendrickje Stoffels
Hendrickje Stoffels, aussi connue sous le nom de Hendrickje Jegers (1626 – ) est une gouvernante et marchande d'art. Elle a partagé une partie de la vie du peintre Rembrandt avec qui elle a vécu jusqu'à sa propre mort et avec lequel elle a eu une fille, Cornelia. Elle est la troisième et dernière compagne de l'artiste après la mort de son épouse, Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642) et le départ de sa précédente gouvernante et compagne Geertje Dircx (1610-1656).
Elle a été le modèle de plusieurs tableaux majeurs du peintre.
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; Dutch: [ˈrɛmbrɑnt ˈɦɑrmə(n)ˌsoːɱ vɑn ˈrɛin] ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art. It is estimated that Rembrandt's surviving works amount to about three hundred paintings, three hundred etchings, and several hundred drawings.
Unlike most Dutch painters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of styles and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological subjects and animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.
Rembrandt never went abroad, but was considerably influenced by the work of the Italian Old Masters and Dutch and Flemish artists who had studied in Italy. After he achieved youthful success as a portrait painter, Rembrandt's later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardships. Yet his etchings and paintings were popular throughout his lifetime, his reputation as an artist remained high, and for twenty years he taught many important Dutch painters. Rembrandt's portraits of his contemporaries, self-portraits and illustrations of scenes from the Bible are regarded as his greatest creative triumphs. His approximately 40 self-portraits form an intimate autobiography.
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