The Procuress
Jan Gerritszoon van BronchorstOil on canvas, 91.5 x 114 cm.
Brukenthal National Museum
Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Romania
VAN BRONCHORST, Jan Gerritszoon van
1603–166
According to Arnold Houbraken, van Bronckhorst apprenticed as an eleven-year-old with the glass engraver Verburgh in Utrecht. He worked with him for 6 months and worked with two other Utrecht glassworkers before embarking on a Grand Tour in 1620. He did not get far before he was offered work in Arras by the glassworker Peeter Matthys. After six months, he continued on to Paris in 1620, where he worked with the glassworker Chamu. He returned to Utrecht in 1622, where Cornelis Poelenburg taught him to paint. He married Catalijntje van Noort in 1626. He frequented the studio of Gerard van Honthorst. In 1647 he moved to Amsterdam where he created the stained glass windows and the organ doors (almost the only area in a Calvinist church where figurative painting was sometimes allowed) of the Nieuwe Kerk (finished in 1655). He has been described as the last of the great stained glass painters in Holland. Unlike his work for churches, his secular paintings show the influence of Caravaggio, and also show a striking appeal to sensuality. Among his pupils are counted his sons Jan Jansz and Gerrit Jansz, and Cesar van Everdingen.
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- Balthasar van der Ast (6)
- Hendrick Avercamp (3)
- Dirck van Baburen (7)
- Jacob Adriaenz. Backer (3)
- David Bailly
- Ludolf Bakhuysen
- Bartholomeus van Bassen
- Cornelis Bega
- Gerrit Berckheyde (2)
- Gillis Gillisz de Bergh
- Jan van Bijlert (7)
- Jan de Bisschop (2)
- Abraham Bloemaert (4)
- Pieter De Bloot
- Ferdinand Bol (3)
- Hans Bollinger
- Paulus Bor (2)
- Ambrosio Bosschaert (7)
- Jan Both
- Leonaert Bramer (4)
- Salomon de Bray (2)
- Quiringh van Brekelenkam (4)
- Jan Gerritszoon van Bronchorst (2)
- Adriaen Brouwer (5)
- Hendrick ter Brugghen (6)
- Hendrick van der Burch (5)
- Willem Buytewech (6)
- Abraham van Calraet (2)
- Jacob van Campen
- Jan van de Cappelle(3)
- Pieter Claesz (4)
- Pieter Codde (6)
- Adriaen Coorte (9)
- Josse van Craesbeeck (2)
- Aelbert Cuyp (6)
- Philip van Dijk
- Gerrit Dou (10)
- Willem Drost (2)
- Hendrick Dubbels
- Jacob Duck (4)
- Karel Dujardin (3)
- Willem Duyster (5)
- Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
- Pieter Jansens Elinga
- Cesar van Everdingen (5)
- Allaert van Everdingen
- Carel Fabritius (5)
- Goveart Flinck
- Frans Francken the Younger
- Aert de Gelder
- Cornelis Gijsbrechts
- Jan van Goyen (6)
- Frans Hals (3)
- Dirck Hals (5)
- Jan Davidsz. Heem (6)
- Maerten van Heemskerck
- Bartholomeus van der Helst (4)
- Jan van der Heyden (8)
- Meyndert Hobbema (3)
- Gerard van Honthorst (8)
- Pieter de Hooch (12)
- Van Hoogstraten (9)
- Gerard Houckgeest (4)
- Jan van Huysum (3)
- Willem Kalf (4)
- Jan van Kessel
- Philip Koninck (2)
- Gérard de Lairesse (5)
- Pieter Lastman
- Judith Jansdochter Leyster (5)
- Jan Lievens (4)
- Jacob van Loo (7)
- Nicolaes Maes (9)
- Cornelis de Man (5)
- Gabriel Metsu (12)
- Michiel Janz. van Mierevelt (3)
- Frans van Mieris (8)
- Jan Miense Molenaer (5)
- Pieter Molijn (2)
- Paulus Moreelse (2)
- Pieter Mulier
- Michiel van Musscher (5)
- Aert van der Neer (3)
- Eglon van der Neer (3)
- Caspar Netscher (5)
- Jacob Ochervelt (8)
- Jacob van Oost (2)
- Adriaen van Ostade (5)
- Antonie Palamedesz (6)
- Adam Pijnacker (5)
- Egbert van der Poel (2)
- Jan Porcellis (4)
- Pieter Symonz. Potter
- Paulus Potter (7)
- Pieter Jansz. Quast (2)
- Rembrandt van Rijn (complete oeuvre)
- Jacob van Ruisdael (8)
- Solomon van Ruisdael (7)
- Rachel Ruysch (2)
- Pieter Saenredam (3)
- Godfried Schalcken (6)
- Hercules Segers (2)
- Hendrick Sorg (4)
- Jan Steen (8)
- Harmen Steenwyck (3)
- Matthias Stom (2)
- Michael Sweerts (6)
- David Teniers the Younger
- Gerrit ter Borch (15)
- Willem van de Velde (7)
- Jacob van Velsen
- Johannes Verkolje (2)
- Jan Cornelisz Verspronck (4)
- Abraham de Verwer
- Simon de Vlieger
- Hendrick van Vliet (2)
- Daniel Vosmaer (4)
- Jacobus Vrel (8)
- Jacob van Walscapelle (2)
- Jan Baptist Weenix (2)
- Jan Wijnants (3)
- Emanuel de Witte (6)
- Philips Wouwermans (2)