MENSEN AAN HET STRAND by Jacob Esselens
MENSEN AAN HET STRAND by Jacob Esselens
MENSEN AAN HET STRAND by Jacob Esselens
MENSEN AAN HET STRAND by Jacob Esselens
MENSEN AAN HET STRAND by Jacob Esselens
MENSEN AAN HET STRAND by Jacob Esselens

MENSEN AAN HET STRAND 1628 - 1876

Jacob Esselens

Oil paintPanelPaint
39 ⨯ 36 cm
€ 2.800

Galerie Gabriëls

  • About the artwork
    Jacob Esselens was een Nederlands kunstschilder en tekenaar uit de periode van de Gouden Eeuw. Hij vervaardigde landschappen en portretten. Als schilder was hij autodidact. Zijn werk vertoont invloeden van Rembrandt en van Simon de Vlieger. Esselens werd geboren in Amsterdam, de stad waar hij ook overleed.

    Techniek: Olieverf op paneel
    Afmeting zonder lijst: 39 x 36 cm
  • About the artist

    Jacob Esselens (Amsterdam, 1626 - there, 1687) was a Dutch painter and draftsman from the Golden Age period. He made landscapes and portraits. As a painter he was self-taught. His work shows influences from Rembrandt and Simon de Vlieger.

    Esselens was a merchant in silk and velvet and made many trips to Germany, France, Italy, England and Scotland. During those travels he made many images of landscapes and cityscapes, several of which were included in the Atlas Van der Hem.

    In 1663 he traveled along the Rhine in the company of Gerbrand van den Eeckhout and Jan Lievens, as evidenced by the many drawings the three artists made of the same locations, including van Rhenen, Arnhem and Kleef. In addition to many topographically correct landscapes and cityscapes, he also makes fantasized landscapes, with a lot of attention for animal and human figures.

    Esselens married at a later age. On April 20, 1668, he had banns posted to Janneken Jans from Amsterdam. He had a will drawn up with her in 1674. She died in 1677. His activities as a merchant ensured that he was well off and employed several weavers.

    Jacob Esselens was buried in Amsterdam on January 15, 1687.

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