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| birth_date = 1626 |
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| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], [[County of Holland]], [[Dutch Republic]] |
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| death_date = 10 May 1669 |
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| death_place = [[Perugia]], [[Italy]] |
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| citizenship = [[Netherlands]] |
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'''Reyer Anslo''' (1622 or 1626 – 16 May 1669) was a Dutch poet. |
'''Reyer Anslo''' (1622 or 1626 – 16 May 1669) was a Dutch poet. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Anslo was born at [[Amsterdam]] and brought up a [[Mennonite]]. |
Anslo was born at [[Amsterdam]] and brought up a [[Mennonite]].His family originated from [[Oslo|Christiania]], now Oslo (Norway). His mother remarried in 1631. He was baptized in 1646. Early civic fame as a poet came to him in Amsterdam, when he was rewarded by his with a laurel crown and a silver dish for a poem in honour of the foundation stone of the new town hall in 1648.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/laan005lett01_01/laan005lett01_01_0358.php|title=K. ter Laan, Letterkundig woordenboek voor Noord en Zuid · dbnl|website=DBNL|accessdate=Sep 4, 2020}}</ref> In 1649 he travelled to Rome with Arnout Hellemans Hooft (1629-1680), the son of [[P.C. Hooft]]; they arrived in November 1651.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://verloren.nl/boeken/2086/242/298/dagboeken/een-naekt-beeldt-op-een-marmore-matras-seer-schoon|title=Een naekt beeldt op een marmore matras seer schoon - Boeken - Verloren|website=Uitgeverij Verloren|accessdate=Sep 4, 2020}}</ref> |
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In December he was received into the [[Catholic Church]], together with forty-three others, as is shown by manuscript records of the [[Society of Jesus]] |
In December 1651 he was received into the [[Catholic Church]], together with forty-three others, as is shown by manuscript records of the [[Society of Jesus]].<ref>(Lit. annuae Soc. Jes., in the Burgundian Library at Brussels, VI, No. 21818b fo 300, ao 1651)</ref> He proceeded to Rome, where he became secretary to Cardinal [[Luigi Capponi]], and received from [[Pope Innocent X]] a gold medal for his poetical labours. In 1655 he was presented to Queen [[Christina of Sweden]], to whom he dedicated new poems. A poem entitled ''De Zweedsche Pallas'' ("The Swedish Pallas"), brought him a golden chain. |
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He died at [[Perugia]]. |
He died at [[Perugia]]. |
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**____, in the ''Dietsache Warande'' (Amsterdam); |
**____, in the ''Dietsache Warande'' (Amsterdam); |
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**____, ''Spiegel van Nederlandsche Letteren'' (Louvain, 1877, II, III). |
**____, ''Spiegel van Nederlandsche Letteren'' (Louvain, 1877, II, III). |
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 7 October 2024
Reyer Anslo | |
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| Born | 1626 |
| Died | 10 May 1669 |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | poet, dramaturgy |
Reyer Anslo (1622 or 1626 – 16 May 1669) was a Dutch poet.
Life
[edit]Anslo was born at Amsterdam and brought up a Mennonite.His family originated from Christiania, now Oslo (Norway). His mother remarried in 1631. He was baptized in 1646. Early civic fame as a poet came to him in Amsterdam, when he was rewarded by his with a laurel crown and a silver dish for a poem in honour of the foundation stone of the new town hall in 1648.[1] In 1649 he travelled to Rome with Arnout Hellemans Hooft (1629-1680), the son of P.C. Hooft; they arrived in November 1651.[2]
In December 1651 he was received into the Catholic Church, together with forty-three others, as is shown by manuscript records of the Society of Jesus.[3] He proceeded to Rome, where he became secretary to Cardinal Luigi Capponi, and received from Pope Innocent X a gold medal for his poetical labours. In 1655 he was presented to Queen Christina of Sweden, to whom he dedicated new poems. A poem entitled De Zweedsche Pallas ("The Swedish Pallas"), brought him a golden chain. He died at Perugia.
Works
[edit]Anslo's collected works were published in 1713. They include a tragedy, "The Parisian Blood-Bridal" (De parysche bloed-bruiloff, 1649), dealing with the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. He wrote an epic on The Plague at Naples (1656).[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "K. ter Laan, Letterkundig woordenboek voor Noord en Zuid · dbnl". DBNL. Retrieved Sep 4, 2020.
- ^ "Een naekt beeldt op een marmore matras seer schoon - Boeken - Verloren". Uitgeverij Verloren. Retrieved Sep 4, 2020.
- ^ (Lit. annuae Soc. Jes., in the Burgundian Library at Brussels, VI, No. 21818b fo 300, ao 1651)
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
References
[edit]- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Reyer Anslo". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
- Peter Paul Maria Alberdingk Thijm in Kirchenlexikon;
- ____, in the Dietsache Warande (Amsterdam);
- ____, Spiegel van Nederlandsche Letteren (Louvain, 1877, II, III).
External links
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