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Bartholomeus Van Der Helst

Bartholomeus Van Der Helst (1613 - 1670) was active/lived in Holland.  Bartholomeus Van Der Helst is known for Painting.

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Bartholomeus Van der Helst, (Haarlem, c. 1613-1670 Amsterdam) Bartholomeus van der Helst was the leading portrait painter in Amsterdam from the early 1640s until his death. His smooth execution, fluent brush and technical perfection in the rendering of drapery and flesh tones, combined with his ingenious sense for arranging figures, ensured that he was particularly popular among Amsterdam’s patrician class. Several generations of the Bicker, Coymans and Trip families, as well as members of the Huydecoper and Hinlopen families, all sat for the artist, ensuring a steady flow of patronage within this rarefied segment of Amsterdam society. But taste for his portraits extended beyond individual likenesses of the city’s ruling elite. In 1652, he was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Mary Henrietta Stuart, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and widow of William II of Orange Nassau, while between 1637 and 1656 he also received no fewer than eight commissions for group portrai   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1087 characters.]  Artist bio

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Bartholomeus Van der Helst, (Haarlem, c. 1613-1670 Amsterdam) Bartholomeus van der Helst was the leading portrait painter in Amsterdam from the early 1640s until his death. His smooth execution, fluent brush and technical perfection in the rendering of drapery and flesh tones, combined with his ingenious sense for arranging figures, ensured that he was particularly popular among Amsterdam’s patrician class. Several generations of the Bicker, Coymans and Trip families, as well as members of the Huydecoper and Hinlopen families, all sat for the artist, ensuring a steady flow of patronage within this rarefied segment of Amsterdam society. But taste for his portraits extended beyond individual likenesses of the city’s ruling elite. In 1652, he   ...  Displaying 750 of 1087 characters.

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