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Van Ruisdael (Ruysdael) was a Dutch family of painters. Isaac de Goyer, or Ruisdael, born 1599 at Naarden, died 1677 at Haarlem, and his brother Salomon van Ruisdael, born shortly after 1600 at Naarden, died 1670 at Haarlem, were both Mennonites, but after they moved to Haarlem, Isaac joined the Reformed Church about 1630. Salomon seems always to have been a Mennonite, though it is not known whether he was a loyal member. He purchased his release from civil guard duty. Isaac's son was Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael, born ca. 1628 at Haarlem, died 1682 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]]. He was the most outstanding of the Ruisdael family, and his paintings, mostly landscapes, are world-famed. Thieme-Becker asserts that he joined the Reformed Church in 1657, but the records of the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Amsterdam Lamist Mennonite Church]] have an entry showing that both Jacob van Rusidael and his wife, whose name is not mentioned, were received into the Amsterdam congregation in 1666 upon the presentation of a certification from the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonite Church]] at Haarlem, signed by the preacher Koenraad van Diepenbroek and the deacons Adriaen van den . . . (illegible) and Mattheus Gryspeert. Jacob van Ruisdael (1629/30-82), the son of Salomon van Ruisdael, was also a Mennonite. He seems to have lived extravagantly, for the Flemish congregation at Haarlem in 1681 offered to pay his board in the city poorhouse. | Van Ruisdael (Ruysdael) was a Dutch family of painters. Isaac de Goyer, or Ruisdael, born 1599 at Naarden, died 1677 at Haarlem, and his brother Salomon van Ruisdael, born shortly after 1600 at Naarden, died 1670 at Haarlem, were both Mennonites, but after they moved to Haarlem, Isaac joined the Reformed Church about 1630. Salomon seems always to have been a Mennonite, though it is not known whether he was a loyal member. He purchased his release from civil guard duty. Isaac's son was Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael, born ca. 1628 at Haarlem, died 1682 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]]. He was the most outstanding of the Ruisdael family, and his paintings, mostly landscapes, are world-famed. Thieme-Becker asserts that he joined the Reformed Church in 1657, but the records of the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Amsterdam Lamist Mennonite Church]] have an entry showing that both Jacob van Rusidael and his wife, whose name is not mentioned, were received into the Amsterdam congregation in 1666 upon the presentation of a certification from the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonite Church]] at Haarlem, signed by the preacher Koenraad van Diepenbroek and the deacons Adriaen van den . . . (illegible) and Mattheus Gryspeert. Jacob van Ruisdael (1629/30-82), the son of Salomon van Ruisdael, was also a Mennonite. He seems to have lived extravagantly, for the Flemish congregation at Haarlem in 1681 offered to pay his board in the city poorhouse. | ||
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Van Ruisdael (Ruysdael) was a Dutch family of painters. Isaac de Goyer, or Ruisdael, born 1599 at Naarden, died 1677 at Haarlem, and his brother Salomon van Ruisdael, born shortly after 1600 at Naarden, died 1670 at Haarlem, were both Mennonites, but after they moved to Haarlem, Isaac joined the Reformed Church about 1630. Salomon seems always to have been a Mennonite, though it is not known whether he was a loyal member. He purchased his release from civil guard duty. Isaac's son was Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael, born ca. 1628 at Haarlem, died 1682 at Amsterdam. He was the most outstanding of the Ruisdael family, and his paintings, mostly landscapes, are world-famed. Thieme-Becker asserts that he joined the Reformed Church in 1657, but the records of the Amsterdam Lamist Mennonite Church have an entry showing that both Jacob van Rusidael and his wife, whose name is not mentioned, were received into the Amsterdam congregation in 1666 upon the presentation of a certification from the Flemish Mennonite Church at Haarlem, signed by the preacher Koenraad van Diepenbroek and the deacons Adriaen van den . . . (illegible) and Mattheus Gryspeert. Jacob van Ruisdael (1629/30-82), the son of Salomon van Ruisdael, was also a Mennonite. He seems to have lived extravagantly, for the Flemish congregation at Haarlem in 1681 offered to pay his board in the city poorhouse.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 564.
Thieme-Becker. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler. XXIX Leipzig, 1935: 188-94.
Wijnman, H. F. "Het Leven Ruysdael's," in Oud Holland. XLIX 1932: 49-60, 173-81, 258-75.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Ruisdael, van, family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ruisdael,_van,_family&oldid=128408.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Ruisdael, van, family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ruisdael,_van,_family&oldid=128408.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 377. All rights reserved.
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