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{{short description|Dutch painter (1645–1705)}}
{{Infobox artist
{{Infobox artist
| name = Michiel van Musscher
| name = Michiel van Musscher
| image = Michiel van Musscher zelfportret-1685.JPG
| image = File:Michiel van Musscher - The Painter's Studio - WGA16407.jpg
| caption = ''Self portrait dated 1679''.
| caption = Self-portrait dated 1679
| birth_name = Michiel van Musscher
| birth_name = Michiel van Musscher
| birth_date = 1645
| birth_date = January 1645
| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]]
| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]]
| death_date = {{death year and age|1705|1645}}
| death_date = {{dda|1705|6|20|1645|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Amsterdam]]
| death_place = [[Amsterdam]]
| nationality = [[Netherlands]]
| nationality = Dutch
| field = [[Painting]]
| field = [[Painting]]
| movement = [[Baroque]]
| movement = [[Baroque]]
}}
}}
'''Michiel van Musscher''' (1645–1705) was a [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter.
'''Michiel van Musscher''' (January 1645 – 20 June 1705) was a [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Michiel van Musscher was born in Rotterdam in January 1645 and was later baptized on 27 January.
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[[File:Hudde.jpg|thumb|left|''Portrait of Johannes van Waveren Hudde, burgemeester of Amsterdam and mathematician''.]]

According to Houbraken, he showed a talent for drawing at a young age, and had many teachers, of which he kept a record. His first teacher was [[Martin Zaagmolen|Martinus Saeghmolen]] in 1660 for two months, and in 1661, he took lessons from [[Abraham van den Tempel]]. In 1665 he took seven lessons with [[Gabriel Metsu]], and in 1667 he spent three months in [[Haarlem]] to take lessons with [[Adriaen van Ostade]]. Though his entire education spanned several years, Houbraken was astonished that he became so skilled with so few hours of professional study, and concludes that he must have had a great natural talent that he practiced extensively on his own.
According to Houbraken, he showed a talent for drawing at a young age, and had many teachers, of which he kept a record. His first teacher was [[Martin Zaagmolen|Martinus Saeghmolen]] in 1660 for two months, and in 1661, he took lessons from [[Abraham van den Tempel]]. In 1665 he took seven lessons with [[Gabriel Metsu]], and in 1667 he spent three months in [[Haarlem]] to take lessons with [[Adriaen van Ostade]]. Though his entire education spanned several years, Houbraken was astonished that he became so skilled with so few hours of professional study, and concludes that he must have had a great natural talent that he practiced extensively on his own.


Houbraken wrote that he moved to Amsterdam to work for Jonas Witsen, a wealthy artlover who introduced him to all of his friends as a portrait painter.<ref>{{Language icon|nl|Middle Dutch}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0379.htm Michiel van Musscher biography] in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by [[Arnold Houbraken]], courtesy of the [[Digital library for Dutch literature]]</ref> He married twice, first to Eva Visscher in 1678 in [[Buiksloot]] (Amsterdam), and the second time in 1693 to the widow Elise Klanes. His pupils were [[Ottmar Elliger the Younger]] and [[Dirk Valkenburg]].<ref name=RKD>[http://www.rkd.nl/rkddb/dispatcher.aspx?action=search&database=ChoiceArtists&search=priref=58614 RKD entry on Musscher]</ref>
Houbraken wrote that he moved to Amsterdam to work for Jonas Witsen, a wealthy art lover who introduced him to all of his friends as a portrait painter.<ref>{{in lang|nl}}<!--Middle Dutch--> [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0379.htm Michiel van Musscher biography] in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by [[Arnold Houbraken]], courtesy of the [[Digital library for Dutch literature]]</ref> He married twice, first to Eva Visscher in 1678 in [[Buiksloot]] (Amsterdam), and the second time in 1693 to the widow Elise Klanes. His pupils were [[Ottmar Elliger the Younger]] and [[Dirk Valkenburg]].<ref name=RKD>{{cite web|url=https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/58614|title=Home Michiel van Musscher|work=rkd.nl}}</ref>

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He died on 20 June 1705 in Amsterdam and was buried on June 25 in the [[Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam|Nieuwe Kerk]].

==Works==
All of his portraits listed here are at the [[Rijksmuseum]], [[Amsterdam]] unless noted otherwise.
* ''Portrait of [[Michiel Comans]], Calligrapher, Engrager, Painter and School Master With His Third Wife Elisabeth van der Mersche''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4135|title = Portrait of Michiel Comans (1614-1687), calligrapher, etcher, painter and schoolmaster, with his third wife Elisabeth van der Mersche, Michiel van Musscher, 1669}}</ref>
* ''Self-Portrait''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4232|title = Self-Portrait, Michiel van Musscher, 1685}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of Eva Vissher, Wife of Michiel van Musscher''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-4233|title = Portrait of Eva Visscher, Wife of Michiel van Musscher, Michiel van Musscher, 1685}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of Isaac Pontanus''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/NG-2008-40|title=Double Portrait of Isaac Pontanus and Hendrik van Beek, Michiel van Musscher, 1689}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of a Captain''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2331|title = Portrait of a captain or ship-owner, Michiel van Musscher, 1678}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of [[Thomas Hees]], Resident and Commissary of the States General to the Governments of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-1215|title = Thomas Hees and his Servant Thomas and Nephews Jan and Andries Hees, Michiel van Musscher, 1687}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of [[Johannes Hudde]] (1628-1704), Mayor of Amsterdam and a Mathematician''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-528|title = Portrait of Johannes Hudde (1628-1704), burgomaster of Amsterdam, Michiel van Musscher, 1686}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of [[Johan Maurits]] (1604-79), Count of Nassau-Siegen and Governor of Dutch Brazil''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-1676|title = Portrait of Johan Maurits (1604-79), count of Nassau-Siegen and governor of Brazil, Michiel van Musscher, 1670 - 1680}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of [[Hendrick Bicker]] (1649-1718), Mayor of Amsterdam''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-13|title=Portrait of Hendrick Bicker (1649 - 1718), burgomaster of Amsterdam, Michiel van Musscher, 1682}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of Maria Schaep (1658-1725), Wife of Hendrick Bicker''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-C-14|title=Portrait of Maria Schaep, Wife of Hendrick Bicker, Michiel van Musscher, 1682}}</ref>
* ''Portrait of [[Adriaen Corver]] and his Wife'' (1666)
* ''Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft'' (1677)
* ''A Young Girl at the Table''
* ''The Painter's Studio'' (1679) (now in [[Museum Rotterdam]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://museumrotterdam.nl/collectie/zoekresultaten/0/16/&search=michiel%20van%20musscher | title=Zoekresultaten voor "michiel van musscher" }}</ref>
* ''Portrait of a Lady With Her Dog'' (1686)
* ''Portrait of [[Alexander Danilovich Menshikov]]'' (67x45.5&nbsp;cm) (1698), painted in Holland during the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, now at the Y. Weisman collection in Munich
* ''Portrait of [[François Lefort]] (70x60 cm), (1698), painted in Holland during the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, now at the Museum of Art and History, Geneva

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Thomas Hees met zijn neven Jan en Andries Hees en een bediende Rijksmuseum SK-C-1215.jpeg|Thomas Hees, resident and commissioner of the States General at the governments in Algiers, Tunis and Tripolis, with his nephews Jan and Andries Hees and a Servant, 1687
File:Michiel van Musscher 002.jpg|''Portrait of Eva Vissher'', wife of Michiel van Musscher
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File:Hudde.jpg|''Portrait of [[Johannes Hudde|Johannes van Waveren Hudde]]'', mayor of Amsterdam and mathematician
File:Sleeping Girl with Needlework in her Lap MET MM79434.jpg|''Sleeping Girl with Needlework in her Lap''
File:SA 38126-Het varken op de leer met gezicht op de Haarlemmerpoort.jpg|''The Haarlemmerdijk with a pig on a stepladder''
</gallery>

==References==
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| NAME =Musscher, Michiel Van
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dutch painter
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1645
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Rotterdam]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 1705
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[Amsterdam]]
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Musscher, Michiel Van}}
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[[Category:1645 births]]
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[[Category:1705 deaths]]
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[[Category:Dutch Golden Age painters]]
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[[Category:People from Rotterdam]]
[[Category:Dutch male painters]]
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[[Category:Burials at the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam]]
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 26 November 2024

Michiel van Musscher
Self-portrait dated 1679
Born
Michiel van Musscher

January 1645
Rotterdam
Died20 June 1705(1705-06-20) (aged 60)
Amsterdam
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque

Michiel van Musscher (January 1645 – 20 June 1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

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Michiel van Musscher was born in Rotterdam in January 1645 and was later baptized on 27 January.

According to Houbraken, he showed a talent for drawing at a young age, and had many teachers, of which he kept a record. His first teacher was Martinus Saeghmolen in 1660 for two months, and in 1661, he took lessons from Abraham van den Tempel. In 1665 he took seven lessons with Gabriel Metsu, and in 1667 he spent three months in Haarlem to take lessons with Adriaen van Ostade. Though his entire education spanned several years, Houbraken was astonished that he became so skilled with so few hours of professional study, and concludes that he must have had a great natural talent that he practiced extensively on his own.

Houbraken wrote that he moved to Amsterdam to work for Jonas Witsen, a wealthy art lover who introduced him to all of his friends as a portrait painter.[1] He married twice, first to Eva Visscher in 1678 in Buiksloot (Amsterdam), and the second time in 1693 to the widow Elise Klanes. His pupils were Ottmar Elliger the Younger and Dirk Valkenburg.[2]

He died on 20 June 1705 in Amsterdam and was buried on June 25 in the Nieuwe Kerk.

Works

[edit]

All of his portraits listed here are at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam unless noted otherwise.

  • Portrait of Michiel Comans, Calligrapher, Engrager, Painter and School Master With His Third Wife Elisabeth van der Mersche[3]
  • Self-Portrait[4]
  • Portrait of Eva Vissher, Wife of Michiel van Musscher[5]
  • Portrait of Isaac Pontanus[6]
  • Portrait of a Captain[7]
  • Portrait of Thomas Hees, Resident and Commissary of the States General to the Governments of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli[8]
  • Portrait of Johannes Hudde (1628-1704), Mayor of Amsterdam and a Mathematician[9]
  • Portrait of Johan Maurits (1604-79), Count of Nassau-Siegen and Governor of Dutch Brazil[10]
  • Portrait of Hendrick Bicker (1649-1718), Mayor of Amsterdam[11]
  • Portrait of Maria Schaep (1658-1725), Wife of Hendrick Bicker[12]
  • Portrait of Adriaen Corver and his Wife (1666)
  • Portrait of Gerard Pietersz Hulft (1677)
  • A Young Girl at the Table
  • The Painter's Studio (1679) (now in Museum Rotterdam)[13]
  • Portrait of a Lady With Her Dog (1686)
  • Portrait of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (67x45.5 cm) (1698), painted in Holland during the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, now at the Y. Weisman collection in Munich
  • Portrait of François Lefort (70x60 cm), (1698), painted in Holland during the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, now at the Museum of Art and History, Geneva
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  • Thomas Hees, resident and commissioner of the States General at the governments in Algiers, Tunis and Tripolis, with his nephews Jan and Andries Hees and a Servant, 1687
    Thomas Hees, resident and commissioner of the States General at the governments in Algiers, Tunis and Tripolis, with his nephews Jan and Andries Hees and a Servant, 1687
  • Portrait of Eva Vissher, wife of Michiel van Musscher
    Portrait of Eva Vissher, wife of Michiel van Musscher
  • Portrait of Johannes van Waveren Hudde, mayor of Amsterdam and mathematician
    Portrait of Johannes van Waveren Hudde, mayor of Amsterdam and mathematician
  • Sleeping Girl with Needlework in her Lap
    Sleeping Girl with Needlework in her Lap
  • The Haarlemmerdijk with a pig on a stepladder
    The Haarlemmerdijk with a pig on a stepladder

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michiel van Musscher.
  1. ^ (in Dutch) Michiel van Musscher biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ "Home Michiel van Musscher". rkd.nl.
  3. ^ "Portrait of Michiel Comans (1614-1687), calligrapher, etcher, painter and schoolmaster, with his third wife Elisabeth van der Mersche, Michiel van Musscher, 1669".
  4. ^ "Self-Portrait, Michiel van Musscher, 1685".
  5. ^ "Portrait of Eva Visscher, Wife of Michiel van Musscher, Michiel van Musscher, 1685".
  6. ^ "Double Portrait of Isaac Pontanus and Hendrik van Beek, Michiel van Musscher, 1689".
  7. ^ "Portrait of a captain or ship-owner, Michiel van Musscher, 1678".
  8. ^ "Thomas Hees and his Servant Thomas and Nephews Jan and Andries Hees, Michiel van Musscher, 1687".
  9. ^ "Portrait of Johannes Hudde (1628-1704), burgomaster of Amsterdam, Michiel van Musscher, 1686".
  10. ^ "Portrait of Johan Maurits (1604-79), count of Nassau-Siegen and governor of Brazil, Michiel van Musscher, 1670 - 1680".
  11. ^ "Portrait of Hendrick Bicker (1649 - 1718), burgomaster of Amsterdam, Michiel van Musscher, 1682".
  12. ^ "Portrait of Maria Schaep, Wife of Hendrick Bicker, Michiel van Musscher, 1682".
  13. ^ "Zoekresultaten voor "michiel van musscher"".
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