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HEYDEN, Jan van der Amsterdam, Dam Square with the Town Hall and the Nieuwe Kerk s oil painting


Amsterdam, Dam Square with the Town Hall and the Nieuwe Kerk s
Painting ID::  7476
Amsterdam, Dam Square with the Town Hall and the Nieuwe Kerk s
1667 Oil on canvas, 85 x 92 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
1667 Oil_on_canvas,_85_x_92_cm Galleria_degli_Uffizi,_Florence
   
   
     

HEYDEN, Jan van der The New Town Hall in Amsterdam sf oil painting


The New Town Hall in Amsterdam sf
Painting ID::  7477
The New Town Hall in Amsterdam sf
after 1652 Oil on canvas, 73 x 86 cm Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
after_1652 Oil_on_canvas,_73_x_86_cm Mus??e_du_Louvre,_Paris
   
   
     

HEYDEN, Jan van der Approach to the Town of Veere af oil painting


Approach to the Town of Veere af
Painting ID::  7478
Approach to the Town of Veere af
c. 1665 Oil on panel, 45,7 x 55,9 cm Royal Collection, London
c._1665 Oil_on_panel,_45,7_x_55,9_cm Royal_Collection,_London
   
   
     

HEYDEN, Jan van der View of a Bridge sg oil painting


View of a Bridge sg
Painting ID::  7479
View of a Bridge sg
Oil on panel, 24 x 31 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
Oil_on_panel,_24_x_31_cm Koninklijk_Museum_voor_Schone_Kunsten,_Antwerp
   
   
     

HEYDEN, Jan van der View of Delft sg oil painting


View of Delft sg
Painting ID::  7480
View of Delft sg
Oil on wood, 55 x 71 cm Institute of Arts, Detroit
Oil_on_wood,_55_x_71_cm Institute_of_Arts,_Detroit
   
   
     

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     HEYDEN, Jan van der
     Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1637-1712 Dutch painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor. In 1650 he moved to Amsterdam with his family; his father, a Mennonite, who had pursued various occupations rather unsuccessfully, died that year. Jan's artistic training may have begun with drawing lessons in the studio of a relative, perhaps his eldest brother, Goris van der Heyden, who made and sold mirrors; Jan may also have studied the reverse technique of glass painting with an artist in Gorinchem. Painting occupied relatively little of his time, however, although he continued to pursue it throughout his long life. His prosperity was mainly due to his work as an inventor, engineer and municipal official. He designed and implemented a comprehensive street-lighting scheme for Amsterdam, which lasted from 1669 until 1840 and was adopted as a model by many other towns in the Netherlands and abroad. In 1672,

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