Bartholomeus Appelman

Barend or Bartholomeus Appelman (1628 in The Hague – 1686 in The Hague), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

According to Houbraken he was born in 's Gravenhage in 1640, and painted landscapes and views of Rome.[1] While in Rome he became a member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Hector".[2] In the palace at Soestdijk a large room is painted with landscapes by his hand, that is widely admired.[1] He painted many landscapes in the background of portraits by Jan de Baen.[1] He died aged 64 in 1686.[1]

In 1650 a court case involved him, Hans de Jode, and Carel Codde for a murder case.[3] He was registered as living out of the country at the time of the inquiry.[3] In 1671 he was living in Amsterdam, where he was registered for disorderly conduct.[3] In 1676 he entered the Confrerie Pictura at the Hague.[3]

He was at one time employed by the Prince of Orange, and decorated a saloon in the palace at Soestdijk[3] with very pleasing landscapes painted in a good style, and well coloured. He also painted portraits, and put in the landscape backgrounds of many of the portraits of Jan de Baen and others. He is registered as a member of the Bentvueghels in Rome.[3] He died in 1686.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 (in Dutch) Barend Appelman Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ↑ Houbraken, Bent "Spiegelgevegt", Volume II, p 348, note (90)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appelman, Bartholomeus (1628/1629 – 1686/1687) in the RKD

References

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Appelman, Barend". In Graves, Robert Edmund. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.


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