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'']] Jansz Volkert, born ca. 1610 at Hoorn, died there 1681, a well-to-do cloth merchant on the Nieuwedijk at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], was a syndic of the Cloth Guild. As such he was depicted in 1661 by [[Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1607-1669)|Rembrandt]] in the famous painting "De Staalmeesters" (the Cloth Syndics) now found in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum (Jansz is the second person to the left, standing). He was also the owner of an art cabinet in which he collected paintings, books, and curiosities, and was a member and probably a deacon of the Old [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian Mennonite]] church (Bloemstraat congregation) at Amsterdam. His last years he spent in the home of Jacob Fransz Sleutel, who was married to his sister Aaltje Jans. | '']] Jansz Volkert, born ca. 1610 at Hoorn, died there 1681, a well-to-do cloth merchant on the Nieuwedijk at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], was a syndic of the Cloth Guild. As such he was depicted in 1661 by [[Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1607-1669)|Rembrandt]] in the famous painting "De Staalmeesters" (the Cloth Syndics) now found in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum (Jansz is the second person to the left, standing). He was also the owner of an art cabinet in which he collected paintings, books, and curiosities, and was a member and probably a deacon of the Old [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian Mennonite]] church (Bloemstraat congregation) at Amsterdam. His last years he spent in the home of Jacob Fransz Sleutel, who was married to his sister Aaltje Jans. | ||
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<em>Algemeen Doopsgezinte Weekblad</em> XII (1957-58): No. 41, p. 5. | <em>Algemeen Doopsgezinte Weekblad</em> XII (1957-58): No. 41, p. 5. | ||
<em>Yearbook Amstelodamum</em> (1957). | <em>Yearbook Amstelodamum</em> (1957). | ||
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Jansz Volkert, born ca. 1610 at Hoorn, died there 1681, a well-to-do cloth merchant on the Nieuwedijk at Amsterdam, was a syndic of the Cloth Guild. As such he was depicted in 1661 by Rembrandt in the famous painting "De Staalmeesters" (the Cloth Syndics) now found in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum (Jansz is the second person to the left, standing). He was also the owner of an art cabinet in which he collected paintings, books, and curiosities, and was a member and probably a deacon of the Old Frisian Mennonite church (Bloemstraat congregation) at Amsterdam. His last years he spent in the home of Jacob Fransz Sleutel, who was married to his sister Aaltje Jans.
Bibliography
Algemeen Doopsgezinte Weekblad XII (1957-58): No. 41, p. 5.
Yearbook Amstelodamum (1957).
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Volkert, Jansz (ca. 1610-1681)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Volkert,_Jansz_(ca._1610-1681)&oldid=85847.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Volkert, Jansz (ca. 1610-1681). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Volkert,_Jansz_(ca._1610-1681)&oldid=85847.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 847. All rights reserved.
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