Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten

January Abrahamszoon Beerstraten (* 1622 in Amsterdam, † 1666 ) was a Dutch painter of seascapes, winter landscapes and cityscapes.

Biography

His exact date of birth is not known, but on May 31, 1622 he is called Jan, son of Abraham Jansz.. , Registered in the Ouden Kerk in Amsterdam from the baptismal register. His father's occupation is given as a cooper. 1642 married Jan Abrahamsz. the daughter of Teunis Teunis van Bronckhorst, Magdaleentje Antonis van Bronckhorst. From this marriage five children John Abraham (1653), James ( 1658), Magdalena (1660 ) and Daniel (1661 ) went ( born 1644), produced. His wife died on 11 April 1665th Shortly after her death, he married 38 -year-old Albertje van Crale from Zwolle. But on July 1, In 1666 he himself is buried in the Westerkerk in Amsterdam.

In the inventory of the estate is situated next to paintings by Jan Porcellis, Philips Wouwerman, Jan van der Heyden and Pieter de Hooch with about 150 books, and 19 large folio volumes, 47 smaller volumes and some bound to books for this time, print a surprisingly large library.

1649 he lived at Haarlemertor. 1651, he bought from a fellow artist a house on the Rozengracht for 3000 guilders. As one of his children was baptized in the Ouden Kerk, it is presumed that he lived in December 1652 the Heerestraat, as all of his other children were baptized in the Westerkerk and it is 1665 again reported in the Rozengracht resident.

Namesake

Just around the middle of the 17th century with Jan Abrahamsz. three more Beerstraten detectable, are also concerned, among other things with the Navy painting. There is nothing like a family relationship known to each other. In individual plants of varying quality, the signatures Abraham, Anthonie and locust have been found. Many works have been provided only with A. Beerstraten or J. Beerstraten. Additionally confusing is that Jan Abraham is also called locust times and a plant with Jan Beerstraten after the death of Jan Abrahamsz. was signed.