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1613-1670 Dutch Bartholomeus Van Der Helst Galleries Dutch painter. He was the son of a Haarlem inn-keeper and presumably undertook part or all of his training in Amsterdam. His earliest works suggest that the painter Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy was his master. Although van der Helst had probably already established himself as an independent master by the time he married Anna du Pire in Amsterdam in 1636, his earliest known work, a portrait of The Regents of the Walloon Orphanage, Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Maison Descartes), dates from 1637. Stylistically it is close to the work of Pickenoy. His portrait of a Protestant Minister of 1638 (Rotterdam, Boymans-van Beuningen) reveals the influence of Rembrandt. The young artist must have risen rapidly to fame in Amsterdam, for as early as 1639 he received the prestigious commission for a large painting for the Kloveniersdoelen (Arquebusiers or Musketeers Hall): The Civic Guard Company of Capt. Roelof Bicker and Lt Jan Michielsz. Blaeuw (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.), which formed part of the same series as Rembrandt Night Watch (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.). Van der Helst may not have completed this commission until 1642 or 1643. The ingenious arrangement of the figures in a broad composition shows the artist special talent for composing large groups. Pickenoy influence is less noticeable here than in the portrait of 1637; the self-assured poses of the individual figures were to become a characteristic feature of van der Helst work. The successful execution of this portrait established van der Helst reputation: from 1642, when he began to receive an increasing number of commissions for individual portraits, until 1670 he was the leading portrait painter of the ruling class in Amsterdam. From 1642 his technique in portrait painting gradually became more fluent and the rendering of costume materials more detailed. Some typical portraits of his earlier period are those of Andries Bicker (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.), his wife Catharina Gansneb Tengnagel (Dresden, Gemeldegal. Alte Meister) and their son Gerard Bicker (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.), all of 1642, and the Portrait of a Young Girl (1645; London, N.G.). In 1648 van der Helst painted a second civic guard portrait, The Celebration of the Peace of M?nster at the Crossbowmen Headquarters, Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Rijksmus.), a superbly composed and well painted portrait that, until the late 19th century, was considered one of the masterpieces of the Golden Age but later lost popularity because of its smooth and modish execution. It can nevertheless still be regarded as one of the most important group portraits of the 17th century. Its technical perfection, characterized by a well-modelled rendering of the figures and a smooth handling of the brush, dominated the rest of van der Helst oeuvre.

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Bartholomeus van der Helst Celebration zun peace of Munster in the general quarters of the St. Jorisdoele oil painting artist


Bartholomeus van der Helst Celebration zun peace of Munster in the general quarters of the St. Jorisdoele oil painting artist

Celebration zun peace of Munster in the general quarters of the St. Jorisdoele
Painting ID::  45701
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mk186 1648 Amsterdams, Rijksmuseum

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Bartholomeus van der Helst Governors of the archers' civic guard, Amsterdam oil painting artist


Bartholomeus van der Helst Governors of the archers' civic guard, Amsterdam oil painting artist

Governors of the archers' civic guard, Amsterdam
Painting ID::  66090
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Oil on canvas on panel 49.1 x 68.1 cm (19.33 x 26.81 in) 1653

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Bartholomeus van der Helst Nude drawing back the curtain oil painting artist


Bartholomeus van der Helst Nude drawing back the curtain oil painting artist

Nude drawing back the curtain
Painting ID::  68690
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Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 123.5 X 96 cm

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Bartholomeus van der Helst Lady in Black oil painting artist


Bartholomeus van der Helst Lady in Black oil painting artist

Lady in Black
Painting ID::  71627
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Date ca. 1640 Dimensions 97 x 82 cm (38.19 x 32.28 in)

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Bartholomeus van der Helst Portrat eines Patrizierpaares oil painting artist


Bartholomeus van der Helst Portrat eines Patrizierpaares oil painting artist

Portrat eines Patrizierpaares
Painting ID::  72593
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1661(1661) Oil on canvas 186 X 149 cm cjr

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