Willem Bartsius

Willem Bartsius (* um 1612 in Enkhuizen, † probably after 1639 ) was a Dutch painter.

Willem Bartsius was a brother of the painter Pieter Potter. About his life little is known. In the late 1620s and early 1630s he was probably active in Leiden. His early style is similar to the work of Pieter Potter and Gerrard Dou. In later years he was based apparently on Pieter Codde and Anthonie Palamedesz. 1634 he was a member of the painters' guild in Alkmaar and formed inter alia Abraham Meyndertsz from. 1636 he lived in Amsterdam. From 1639 all trace of him is lost.

Although only a few works have received, the works cover a wide range of image types. In addition to portraits, Protect and society works, he also painted a number of biblical representations.

Selected Works

• Alkmaar, Stedelijk Museum Officers en vaandeldragers van de Oude Schutterij te Alkmaar. 1634

• Elijah with the angel. ( attributed to )

• The Repudiation of Sarah. 1631

• Equestrian Portrait of a lady.
• Portrait of a gentleman.

• Hercules at the crossroads. ( attributed to )

• The Levite of Gibea finds his dead concubine.

• Peter.
• Paul.

• Samson and Delilah. ( attributed to )

• Interior with a seated man with a turban and a skull in his hand. ( on ​​8 December 1992 auction at Phillips in London)
• Esther accuses Haman. ( between 19 and 21 June 1997 by Galerie Fischer in Lucerne auctioned )
• According player with vanitas symbols. by 1640 ( against 2003 in the art trade Beddington & Blackman Ltd.. , London )
• Society playing. ( Bartsius ascribed to on 31 October 2003 auction at Christie's in South Kensington)
• Gentleman and lady ( Bartsius attributed; Koller Gallery: Friday, 24 March 2006)