Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh
Hendrik Martensz Sorgh | |
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 Hendrik Martensz Sorgh | |
| Born | Hendrik Martensz 1610 |
| Died | June 28, 1670 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque seascapes |
Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (ca. 1610, Rotterdam — buried June 28, 1670), was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works.
Biography
He was a pupil of David Teniers the Younger and Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech.[1] Sorgh painted mostly interiors with peasants. His kitchen interiors feature elaborate still lifes. He also painted market scenes, portraits, and marine and historical scenes. Sorgh's works include, for example, A Man Writing, Interior with Jacob and Esau, and A Kitchen.
He was married to Adriaantje Hollaer, known for her portrait, painted by Rembrandt, that was pictured on the Dutch 100-guilder banknote, printed from 1947 - 1950.
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Interior scene by Sorgh -
Pendant marriage portrait of his wife by Rembrandt
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References
- ^ Template:Language icon Hendrik Martensz biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
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