Aert de Gelder

Aert de Gelder - Self-Portrait

Ahimelech Giving the Sword of Goliath to David

Aert de Gelder (Dutch: [ˈaːr(d) də ˈɣɛldər] ^ⓘ; October 26, 1645 – August 27, 1727) was a Dutch painter, the only Dutch artist to paint in the tradition of Rembrandt's late style into the 18th century.

Biography

De Gelder was born and died in Dordrecht. He was one of Rembrandt’s last pupils while in Amsterdam, studying in his studio from 1661 to 1663. His paintings include The Baptism of Christ and Ahimelech Giving the Sword of Goliath to David.

The Banquet of Ahasuerus

Works

• Esther and Mordecai (Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts}
• Judah and Tamar, c. 1681 (Vienna, Gemäldegalerie of the Academy of Fine Arts)
• King David, c. 1683 (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv A 2695)
• The Toilet of Esther, c. 1684 (Munich, Alte Pinakothek )
• Portrait of Tsar Peter the Great (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum?)
• Self Portrait as Zeuxis (Frankfurt am Main, Städel, inv. no. 1015))
• Passion Series c. 1715 (22 paintings, including ten in Aschaffenburg, Schloss Johannisburg, and two in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum)
• Portrait of Hermannus Boerhaave with his wife and daughter, c. 1724 (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv A 4034)
• The Marriage Contract, c. 1670 (Brighton Museum & Art Gallery)
• Simeon's song of praise. 1700–1710 (The Hague, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis)
• Baptism of Christ, c. 1710 (Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum)

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  Esther and Mordecai
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  King David, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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  A lady at her toilet
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  Abraham and the Angels
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  Tamar and Judah
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  Bride (Esther Bedecked)
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  Portrait of an unknown woman (c.1685)
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  Portrait of Ernst van Beveren (1660–1722)
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  Simeon's Song of Praise (1700–1710)
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  The Baptism of Christ (c.1710)

See also

• Chiaroscuro

External links

• Media related to Aert de Gelder at Wikimedia Commons
• National Gallery, London Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, "Aert de Gelder"
• Paintings and biography at artbible.info
• Works and literature on Aert de Gelder at PubHist
• Dutch and Flemish paintings from the Hermitage, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Aert de Gelder (cat. no. 9)