Lieve Verschuier

Lieve Verschuier (* around 1634 possibly in Rotterdam, † December 17, 1686 ) was a Dutch painter of the 17th century. Most of his works deal with maritime issues.

Life

Many biographies lead Pieterszoon as a middle name. This comes from the alleged paternity of a sculptor Pieter Verschuier ago. As his son, but only one and not Lieve Cornelis Verschuier is documented.

From his dates, neither birth nor death date are known for sure. Only the date of his funeral is documented. 1670 he declared to be 36 years old, so that one comes to a birth year 1634. 1652 he lived for about a year in Amsterdam, as a Adriaentge Baersbanck told him to have had nothing to do. Later, he is mentioned as a companion of the Utrecht painter Johannes van der Meer on the trip to Rome. This trip could have taken place about 1655.

In Hillegersberg in Rotterdam, he married on 24 September 1656 Catharina Akershoeck. For the year 1667, he was on record as the owner of a house on the Maes ofte Merwe in Rotterdam. He is referred to as citizens and sculptor. As a sculptor and painter, he was hired in 1674 provisionally for 6 months at the Admiralty Shipyard. His daily wage was 36 stuiver. Again mentioned as a sculptor and painter, a house for him was broadcast on Visschersdijk 1678. In the same year he was captain of the Guild of St. Luke the sculptors and masons. However, it was also mentioned as a portrait painter. 1683 made ​​by the painter and picture Schneider Verschuier a will. On November 23, 1686, he recanted this testament, even though he was sick in bed. On December 17, 1686 he was buried in the French Church. His widow, Catharina those Akershoek was mentioned as living in the Boompjes in the brewery of " The Arent ".

Lieve Verschuier had a brother named Aelbrecht. Lieve made ​​this in 1652 for universal heir, but died shortly after 1680 and was buried on 16 July in Rotterdam. There are other known Verschuiers in Rotterdam and was temporarily employed by the Admiralty. Once is a 1646 Abraham as a goldsmith, a Pieter as a sculptor, also known by his son Cornelis as an image slicer. Maybe there were family members.

Perhaps the effect of the sculptures can also be found in his paintings. The carved figures on the stern of the ships look very plastic. It is a rarely seen phenomenon in the ranks of the marine painter represents a befindliches in Weimar painting shows elements that are typical for his work later. However, it is Hendrik de Meyer, who worked in Rotterdam from 1637 to 1683 also attributed. Because this work is scheduled to begin at 1663, that Meyer Teacher of Verschuier might have been. Likewise, the light guide, described as a gorgeous Italian light, called by the French painter Claude Lorrain intended. Since Lorrain was in Rome, it could be that Verschuier met him or his works there.