Abraham Hendriksz van Beijeren or Abraham van Beyeren (c. 1620, The Hague – March 1690, Overschie ( Rotterdam )) was a Dutch Baroque painter of still lifes. Little recognized in his day and initially active as a marine painter, he is now considered one of the most important painters of still lifes , and still lifes of fish and so-called ' pronkstillevens ', i.e. sumptuous still lifes of luxurious objects.
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99-658: A building on the Delft University of Technology campus. It opened in 2009 and offers several bachelor's degrees for the Faculty of Technology, Innovation & Society. Inholland University of Applied Sciences also has a building on the Delft University of Technology campus. Several bachelor's degrees for the Agri, Food & Life Sciences faculty and the Engineering, Design and Computing faculty are being taught at
132-416: A canal, the 'Delf', which comes from the word delven , meaning to delve or dig, and this led to the name Delft. At the elevated place where this 'Delf' crossed the creek wall of the silted up river Gantel, a Count established his manor , probably around 1075. Partly because of this, Delft became an important market town, the evidence for which can be seen in the size of its central market square. Having been
165-466: A date. As a result, it has been difficult to compile a precise chronology of his works. While in the 1640s most of his paintings were seascapes, van Beijeren began to develop as a skilled still life painter of fish . In his early marine paintings he shows the influence of Jan van Goyen . In the 1650s and 1660s he started to focus on pronkstillevens , i.e. still lifes with fine silverware, Chinese porcelain, glass and selections of fruit. He also painted
198-431: A number of floral still life paintings, dead bird paintings and vanitas paintings. The move to painting pronkstillevens may have been motivated by economic necessity as they could be sold to a wealthier clientele. These still lifes are often quite elaborate displays and show the influence of Jan Davidsz. de Heem . He generally used a fairly broad technique and brown tonalities with some precision of detail. Van Beijeren
231-530: A rural village in the early Middle Ages, Delft developed into a city, and on 15 April 1246, Count Willem II granted Delft its city charter . Trade and industry flourished. In 1389 the Delfshavensche Schie canal was dug through to the river Maas , where the port of Delfshaven was built, connecting Delft to the sea. Until the 17th century, Delft was one of the major cities of the then county (and later province) of Holland . In 1400, for example,
264-635: Is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam , to the southeast, and The Hague , to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of both the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area and the Randstad . Delft is a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands, famous for its historical connections with the reigning House of Orange-Nassau , for its blue pottery , for being home to
297-581: Is also a facility for renting bikes from the station.) Inside the city, apart from a central park, there are several smaller town parks, including "Nieuwe Plantage", "Agnetapark", "Kalverbos". There is also the Botanical Garden of the TU and an arboretum in Delftse Hout. Delft is the birthplace of: Delft is twinned with: Trains stopping at these stations connect Delft with, among others,
330-495: Is known for its images of domestic life and views of households, church interiors, courtyards, squares and the streets of Delft. The painters also produced pictures showing historic events, flowers, portraits for patrons and the court as well as decorative pieces of art. Delft supports creative arts' companies. From 2001 the Bacinol [ nl ] , a building that had been disused since 1951, began to house small companies in
363-532: Is well known for the Delft pottery ceramic products which were styled on the imported Chinese porcelain of the 17th century. The city had an early start in this area since it was a home port of the Dutch East India Company . It can still be seen at the pottery factories De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles (or Royal Delft) and De Delftse Pauw , while new ceramics and ceramic art can be found at
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#1732776608797396-615: The Gallery Terra Delft . The painter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) was born in Delft. Vermeer used Delft streets and home interiors as the subject or background in his paintings. Several other famous painters lived and worked in Delft at that time, such as Pieter de Hoogh , Carel Fabritius , Nicolaes Maes , Gerard Houckgeest and Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet. They were all members of the Delft School . The Delft School
429-1065: The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (Stanford University, California), the Cleveland Museum of Art , the Dallas Museum of Art , the Detroit Institute of Arts , Museum de Fundatie , the Honolulu Museum of Art , the Los Angeles County Museum of Art , the Louvre , the Metropolitan Museum of Art , the Minneapolis Institute of Arts , the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, UK),
462-995: The York Art Gallery , York , UK; the Philadelphia Museum of Art , the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam , the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium , the Rhode Island School of Design Museum , the Royal Castle in Warsaw and the Seattle Art Museum are some of the public collections that hold paintings by Abraham van Beyeren. In private collections: Ger Eenens Collection the Netherlands. Delft Delft ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛl(ə)ft] )
495-602: The Delft Thunderclap, occurred on 12 October 1654 when a gunpowder store exploded, destroying much of the city. More than a hundred were killed and thousands were injured. About 30 t (29.5 long tons ; 33.1 short tons ) of gunpowder were stored in barrels in a magazine in a former Clarist convent in the Doelenkwartier district, where the Paardenmarkt is now located. Cornelis Soetens,
528-435: The Delft campus. In the local economic field, essential elements are: East of Delft lies a relatively large nature and recreation area called the "Delftse Hout" ("Delft Wood"). Through the forest lie bike, horse-riding and footpaths. It also includes a vast lake (suitable for swimming and windsurfing), narrow beaches, a restaurant, and community gardens, plus camping ground and other recreational and sports facilities. (There
561-611: The Silent (Willem de Zwijger), took up residence in 1572 in the former Saint-Agatha convent (subsequently called the Prinsenhof). At the time he was the leader of growing national Dutch resistance against Spanish occupation, known as the Eighty Years' War . By then Delft was one of the leading cities of Holland and was equipped with the necessary city walls to serve as a headquarters. In October 1573, an attack by Spanish forces
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627-522: The city had 6,500 inhabitants, making it the third largest city after Dordrecht (8,000) and Haarlem (7,000). In 1560, Amsterdam, with 28,000 inhabitants, had become the largest city, followed by Delft, Leiden and Haarlem, which each had around 14,000 inhabitants. In 1536, a large part of the city was destroyed by the great fire of Delft. The town's association with the House of Orange started when William of Orange (Willem van Oranje), nicknamed William
660-563: The city. In the 17th century, Delft experienced a new heyday, thanks to the presence of an office of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) (opened in 1602) and the manufacture of Delft Blue china . A number of notable artists based themselves in the city, including Leonard Bramer , Carel Fabritius , Pieter de Hoogh , Gerard Houckgeest , Emanuel de Witte , Jan Steen , and Johannes Vermeer . Reinier de Graaf and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek received international attention for their scientific research. The Delft Explosion, also known in history as
693-455: The creative arts sector. Its demolition started in December 2009, making way for the new railway tunnel in Delft. The occupants of the building, as well as the name 'Bacinol', moved to another building in the city. The name Bacinol relates to Dutch penicillin research during WWII . Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of four universities of technology in the Netherlands. It
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#1732776608797726-480: The devastation. The gunpowder store (Dutch: Kruithuis) was subsequently re-housed, a 'cannonball's distance away', outside the city, in a new building designed by architect Pieter Post . The city centre retains a large number of monumental buildings, while in many streets there are canals of which the banks are connected by typical bridges, altogether making this city a notable tourist destination. Historical buildings and other sights of interest include: Delft
759-567: The genre of fish still lifes as well as his tutor in this genre. Van Beijeren's initial works were marine and fish still life paintings. These were not very well paid at the time and the relative poverty of van Beijeren may explain his frequent moves from one place to another. He resided in Delft from 1657 where he joined the local Guild of Saint Luke. In 1663 he returned to The Hague where he remained until 1669 when he moved to Amsterdam . Further moves followed: to Alkmaar in 1669, then Gouda in 1675 and finally Overschie (Rotterdam) in 1677. This
792-624: The hands of the Spanish. Therefore, he was buried in the Delft Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), starting a tradition for the House of Orange that has continued to the present day. Around this time, Delft also occupied a prominent position in the field of printing. A number of Italian glazed earthenware makers settled in the city and introduced a new style. The tapestry industry also flourished when famous manufacturer François Spierincx moved to
825-544: The keeper of the magazine, opened the store to check a sample of the powder and a huge explosion followed. Fortunately, many citizens were away, visiting a market in Schiedam or a fair in The Hague . Today, the explosion is primarily remembered for killing Rembrandt 's most promising pupil, Carel Fabritius , and destroying nearly all his works. Delft artist Egbert van der Poel painted several pictures of Delft showing
858-401: The nearby cities of Rotterdam and The Hague , as often as every five minutes, for most of the day. There are several bus routes from Delft to similar destinations. Trams frequently travel between Delft and The Hague via special double tracks crossing the city. The whole city center and adjacent areas are a paid on-street parking area. In 2018, with the day parking fee of 29.5 Euro, it
891-478: The painter Jan Vermeer , and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Historically, Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age . In terms of science and technology, thanks to the pioneering contributions of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Martinus Beijerinck , Delft can be considered to be the birthplace of microbiology . The city of Delft came into being beside
924-647: The title AVB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AVB&oldid=1191152458 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Abraham van Beijeren Abraham van Beijeren trained with Tyman Arentsz. Cracht in 1636. He lived in Leiden in 1638-1639 where in 1639 he married Emmerentia Stercke. He
957-504: Was back in The Hague in 1640 where he became a master of the local Guild of Saint Luke . After the death of his first wife he was left to raise three daughters. He married with Anna van den Queborn in 1647. His second wife was a painter and daughter of the painter Crispijn van den Queborn . Anna's aunt was married to Pieter de Putter , a painter of fish still lifes. De Putter may have been the source of van Beijeren's initial interest in
990-405: Was founded as an academy for civil engineering in 1842 by King William II . As of 2022, well over 27,000 students are enrolled. The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, providing postgraduate education for people from developing countries, draws on the strong tradition in water management and hydraulic engineering of the Delft university. The Hague University of Applied Sciences has
1023-492: Was his last home. The artist may have been doing better financially in his later years as he was able to buy a house in Overschie for 1,000 guilders of which 600 was covered by a mortgage. His wife was reported as being sick in bed in 1679 when she made her will. The date of her death is unknown. Van Beijeren died in Overschie in 1690. Van Beijeren signed his canvases with the monogram AVB and invariably failed to include
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1056-534: Was likely familiar with the other Dutch painters of pronkstillevens such as Pieter Claesz and Willem Claeszoon Heda who were specialists in monochrome banquet still lives. He often worked on a larger scale than his Dutch contemporaries with his tall canvasses reaching a height of one meter. The Scottish National Gallery , the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , the Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford),
1089-731: Was repelled in the Battle of Delft . After the Act of Abjuration was proclaimed in 1581, Delft became the de facto capital of the newly independent Netherlands, as the seat of the Prince of Orange . When William was shot dead on 10 July 1584 by Balthazar Gerards in the hall of the Prinsenhof (now the Prinsenhof Museum ), the family's traditional burial place in Breda was still in
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