Augustinus Terwesten
| Augustinus Terwesten | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait circa 1700 | |
| Born |
4 May 1649 the Hague |
| Died | 21 January 1711 |
| Nationality | Nederland |
| Known for | Painting, engraving |
| Movement | Baroque |
Augustinus Terwesten (1649, The Hague – 1711, Berlin) was an 17th-century painter from the northern Netherlands specialized in portraits, architectural, and historical themes.
Early years in the Hague
Augustinus Terwesten studied with a painter named Wielin in the Hague who later went to serve Frederick Willem von Brandenburg.[1] He then took lessons from Willem Doudyns for two years before setting off on a Grand Tour through Germany to Italy in 1672, where he spent three years.[1]
Grand Tour to Rome and the Bentvueghels
In Rome he became a member of the painters' circle known as the Bentvueghels, where he earned the nickname "Patrysvogel", or partridge, after the story of Perdix by Ovid.[1][2] He went back to the Hague via France and England, and was gone for a total of 6 years.[1] In 1678 he set up a workshop in the Hague specialized in wall and ceiling decorations.[2] 1682–1683 he helped to set up the Drawing Academy in the Hague set up by the "Confrerie Pictura".[1]
German professor
In 1692 he became court painter to the son of his former royal patron, Frederick I of Prussia, in Berlin, and talked him into sponsoring an Akademie der Künste.[1] After overseeing the building of this academy which was completed in 1697, he became professor there and lived there until his death in 1711.[1] He taught both of his brothers Elias and Mattheus Terwesten, but also the painters Frans Beeldemaker, Nikolaus Bruno Belau, Andries Bertoen, Jacobus Bisschop, Nicolaes Hooft, and Cornelis Michiarus.[2]
He is remembered today for his historical allegories and portraits.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Dutch) Augustinus Terwesten Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- 1 2 3 Augustinus Terwesten in the RKD
External links
- Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Augustinus Terwesten