Jan Antonisz. van Ravesteyn
January Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn (* 1570 in The Hague; † before June 21, 1657 ) was a Dutch painter.
Little is known about the origin and formation of van Ravesteyn. It is believed that he was a pupil of Michiel van Mierevelt from Delft, then he should have been in Italy be .. From 1598, he is accepted as a master in the Guild of St. Luke in The Hague, where he also spent some time the post of conductor ( Doyen ) held. However, it was his ambition to create a guild for a painter, so he wanted from the dauber, ie the craftsmen to settle. He was instrumental in the 1656 founding of the Brotherhood Pictura.
He has both individual portraits and group portraits (Protect pieces, magistrates ) painted, which are characterized by clear, but slightly reddish color and energetic characteristics. His main works are: a piece shooters of 1616, you can see the shooters just occurred, in part, this has already happened, and that in a scary vivid representation. These two images magistrate at The Hague and the portrait of his family in Brunswick. In The Hague alone, there are 24 portraits of rulers from the period 1611-1624.
Copy of an image by Michiel van Mierevelt Count William of Nassau-Siegen (1592-1642)
The 16 -year-old Hugo Grotius
Ernestine Yolande de Ligne (1594-1668)
Family
January Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn was married. His son Arnold (1614-1690) was trained by him as a painter.