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[[File:Samuel-van-Hoogstraten-De-bleekzuchtige-dame.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''The anemic lady by Samuel van Hoogstraten, ca. 1667.<br />
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[[File:Samuel van Hoogstraten - Zelfportret.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|''Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, self-portrait, ca. 1647.<br />
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Location: Hermitage Museum.<br />
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[[File:Samuel-van-Hoogstraten-De-bleekzuchtige-dame.jpg|250px|thumb|right|''The anemic lady by Samuel van Hoogstraten, ca. 1667.<br />
 
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Dirk van Hoogstraten was the father and teacher of the better-known painter Samuel van Hoogstraten (born 2 August 1627 at Dordrecht, died there 19 October 1678), who was also a disciple of Rembrandt. On a long voyage in 1651-1654 Samuel visited Rome and also Vienna. In 1662-1666 he was often in London. Dutch and foreign picture galleries possess pictures painted by him. He was the author of Inleyding tot de hooge Schoole der Schilderkonst, anders de zichtbare werelt (Rotterdam, 1678). He also was the author of a song book and two tragedies. He was a member of the Dordrecht Mennonite congregation until he was banned for marrying outside the brotherhood. He then joined the Reformed Church.
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Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten: Dutch painter, poet, and art theoretician; born 2 August 1627 at Dordrecht, Netherlands, the son of [[Hoogstraten, Dirk van (1596-1640)|Dirk van Hoogstraten]] and Mayken de Koning. Samuel married Sara Balen (d. 19 October 1678, Dordrecht, Netherlands), daughter of Cornelis Matthijsz Balen and Elisabeth Fransen van Dorsten. Samuel died in Dordrecht on 19 October 1678.
  
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Frans van Hoogstraten, a son of Samuel, was a book dealer in Rotterdam; he too left the Mennonites about 1660 to become a Roman Catholic. Jan and David van Hoogstraten, sons of Frans, who were respectively a book dealer at Gouda and a medical doctor and senior master of a Latin school at Amsterdam, are known as poets.
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Samuel trained first with his father Dirk van Hoogstraten and stayed in Dordrecht until about 1640. On the death of his father, he moved to [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] where he entered the workshop of [[Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1607-1669)|Rembrandt]]. A short time later, he started out on his own as a master and painter of portraits. Eventually he became a painter of architecture and developed a skill for perspective. Samuel made several trips throughout his career. On a long voyage in 1651-1654 Samuel visited Rome and also Vienna. In 1662-1666 he was often in London. Eventually he retired to Dordrecht, where he married in 1656, and held an appointment as provost of the mint.  
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Dutch and foreign picture galleries possess pictures painted by him. He was the author of ''Inleyding tot de hooge Schoole der Schilderkonst, anders de zichtbare werelt'' (Rotterdam, 1678). He also was the author of a song book and two tragedies. He was a member of the Dordrecht Mennonite congregation until he was banned for marrying outside the brotherhood. He then joined the Reformed Church.
 
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em> Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 467 f.; v. II, 344.
 
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em> Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 467 f.; v. II, 344.
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Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: v. IV, 779; v. VIII, 831 f., 833, 836-838.
 
Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok. <em>Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.</em> Leiden, 1911-1937: v. IV, 779; v. VIII, 831 f., 833, 836-838.
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Wikipedia. "Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten." 20 November 2014. Web. 27 November 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dirksz_van_Hoogstraten.
 
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Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, self-portrait, ca. 1647.
Location: Hermitage Museum.
Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The anemic lady by Samuel van Hoogstraten, ca. 1667.
Source: Wikipedia Commons

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten: Dutch painter, poet, and art theoretician; born 2 August 1627 at Dordrecht, Netherlands, the son of Dirk van Hoogstraten and Mayken de Koning. Samuel married Sara Balen (d. 19 October 1678, Dordrecht, Netherlands), daughter of Cornelis Matthijsz Balen and Elisabeth Fransen van Dorsten. Samuel died in Dordrecht on 19 October 1678.

Samuel trained first with his father Dirk van Hoogstraten and stayed in Dordrecht until about 1640. On the death of his father, he moved to Amsterdam where he entered the workshop of Rembrandt. A short time later, he started out on his own as a master and painter of portraits. Eventually he became a painter of architecture and developed a skill for perspective. Samuel made several trips throughout his career. On a long voyage in 1651-1654 Samuel visited Rome and also Vienna. In 1662-1666 he was often in London. Eventually he retired to Dordrecht, where he married in 1656, and held an appointment as provost of the mint.

Dutch and foreign picture galleries possess pictures painted by him. He was the author of Inleyding tot de hooge Schoole der Schilderkonst, anders de zichtbare werelt (Rotterdam, 1678). He also was the author of a song book and two tragedies. He was a member of the Dordrecht Mennonite congregation until he was banned for marrying outside the brotherhood. He then joined the Reformed Church.

Bibliography

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff.  Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 467 f.; v. II, 344.

Kalff, Gerrit. Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde. Groningen: J. B. Wolters, 1910: v. IV, 483, 568, 570.

Martin, W. De Hollandsche Schilderkunst in de 17e Eeuw. 3rd ed., Amsterdam, 1944: v. II, 299 f., et passim.

Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. Leiden, 1911-1937: v. IV, 779; v. VIII, 831 f., 833, 836-838.

Wikipedia. "Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten." 20 November 2014. Web. 27 November 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dirksz_van_Hoogstraten.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1956

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-1678)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoogstraten,_Samuel_van_(1627-1678)&oldid=131381.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Hoogstraten, Samuel van (1627-1678). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hoogstraten,_Samuel_van_(1627-1678)&oldid=131381.



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