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==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Adriaen van de Venne (Dutch - A Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace - Google Art Project.jpg|thumbnail| left|Before a Country Palace]]

Van de Venne was born in [[Delft]]. According to Houbraken he learned Latin in [[Leiden]]. He learned to paint from the master goldsmith and painter Simon de Valk, and afterwards learned engraving from Jeronimus van Diest, a good painter of [[Grisaille|grisailles]].<ref>Cornelis de Bie, ''[[Het Gulden Cabinet]]'' 1661, p 235</ref><ref>{{Link language|nl|Middle Dutch}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0061.htm Adriaan van de Venne biography] in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by [[Arnold Houbraken]], courtesy of the [[Digital library for Dutch literature]]</ref> He then moved to [[Middelburg]] in 1614 where he was influenced by [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] and [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]]. His political painting ''Fishers of men'', 1614, is an ironic commentary on the Catholic and Protestant troubles of the [[Eighty Years War]] that split the border between the Northern from the Southern Netherlands along the [[Schelde]] river, very close to his home in Middleburg. When he painted this picture, the [[Twelve Years' Truce]] was in effect since 1609. The influence of Jan Brueghel the Elder is particularly evident in this allegory of religious fanaticism.<ref>Noted, for instance, by Martin Royalton-Kisch, reviewing ''Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne (1589-1662), de grisailles met spreukbanden'' by Annelies Plokker (Leuven 1982), in ''The Burlington Magazine'' '''128''', No. 995 (February 1986:152.</ref>
Van de Venne was born in [[Delft]]. According to Houbraken he learned Latin in [[Leiden]]. He learned to paint from the master goldsmith and painter Simon de Valk, and afterwards learned engraving from Jeronimus van Diest, a good painter of [[Grisaille|grisailles]].<ref>Cornelis de Bie, ''[[Het Gulden Cabinet]]'' 1661, p 235</ref><ref>{{Link language|nl|Middle Dutch}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0061.htm Adriaan van de Venne biography] in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by [[Arnold Houbraken]], courtesy of the [[Digital library for Dutch literature]]</ref> He then moved to [[Middelburg]] in 1614 where he was influenced by [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]] and [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]]. His political painting ''Fishers of men'', 1614, is an ironic commentary on the Catholic and Protestant troubles of the [[Eighty Years War]] that split the border between the Northern from the Southern Netherlands along the [[Schelde]] river, very close to his home in Middleburg. When he painted this picture, the [[Twelve Years' Truce]] was in effect since 1609. The influence of Jan Brueghel the Elder is particularly evident in this allegory of religious fanaticism.<ref>Noted, for instance, by Martin Royalton-Kisch, reviewing ''Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne (1589-1662), de grisailles met spreukbanden'' by Annelies Plokker (Leuven 1982), in ''The Burlington Magazine'' '''128''', No. 995 (February 1986:152.</ref>

[[File:Adriaen van de Venne (Dutch - A Jeu de Paume Before a Country Palace - Google Art Project.jpg|thumbnail| left|Before a Country Palace]]
From 1620 until his death van de Venne made many grisailles and [[engraving]]s of [[Genre|genre subject]]s, featuring peasants, beggars, thieves and fools as illustrations of current proverbs and sayings, mostly by [[Jacob Cats]].<ref>Noted in the preface by K. Porteman to Annelies Plokker, ''Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne (1589-1662), de grisailles met spreukbanden'' (1984).</ref> This work made him famous during his lifetime, and remained popular throughout the 18th century after his death.
From 1620 until his death van de Venne made many grisailles and [[engraving]]s of [[Genre|genre subject]]s, featuring peasants, beggars, thieves and fools as illustrations of current proverbs and sayings, mostly by [[Jacob Cats]].<ref>Noted in the preface by K. Porteman to Annelies Plokker, ''Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne (1589-1662), de grisailles met spreukbanden'' (1984).</ref> This work made him famous during his lifetime, and remained popular throughout the 18th century after his death.


Van de Venne also worked as a book illustrator and print designer. Van de Venne moved to [[The Hague]] and joined the [[Guild of Saint Luke]] in 1625, taking the position of dean in 1637. He was a founding member of ''[[Confrerie Pictura]]'', a group bent on improving the independent status and social position of the artist in Dutch society by encouraging a more academic approach to the arts. He died in The Hague.
Van de Venne also worked as a book illustrator and print designer. Van de Venne moved to [[The Hague]] and joined the [[Guild of Saint Luke]] in 1625, taking the position of dean in 1637. He was a founding member of ''[[Confrerie Pictura]]'', a group bent on improving the independent status and social position of the artist in Dutch society by encouraging a more academic approach to the arts. He died in The Hague.


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[[File:Adriaen van de Venne (Dutch - A Merry Company in an Arbor - Google Art Project.jpg|thumbnail| A Merry Company in an Arbor ]]
File:Van den Venne dodo.jpg|''A Dodo'' (1626)

File:Venne Woman and a jester.jpg|''Woman and a jester.'' (1630s)
[[File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - A Cavalier at His Dressing Table - WGA24549.jpg|thumbnail| A Cavalier at His Dressing Table]]
File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - An Amorous Peasant Couple Conversing - WGA24547.jpg|''An Amorous Peasant Couple Conversing'' (1631)

File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - A Cavalier at His Dressing Table - WGA24549.jpg|''A Cavalier at His Dressing Table'' (1631)
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File:Adriaen van de Venne (Dutch - A Merry Company in an Arbor - Google Art Project.jpg|''A Merry Company in an Arbor''
File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - Fools Have the Most Fun - WGA24552.jpg|''Fools Have the Most Fun''
File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - Fools Have the Most Fun - WGA24552.jpg|''Fools Have the Most Fun''
File:Van den Venne dodo.jpg|''A Dodo''
File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - "Where There Are People Money May Be Made" - WGA24557.jpg|''Where There Are People Money May Be Made'', 1652 ([[private collection]])
File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - "Where There Are People Money May Be Made" - WGA24557.jpg|''Where There Are People Money May Be Made'', 1652 ([[private collection]])
File:De zielenvisserij - Fishing for souls (Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne).jpg|''Fishing for Souls'' (''Zielenvisserij''), 1614, a satirical allegory of Protestant-Catholic struggles for souls during the [[Dutch Revolt]] ([[Rijksmuseum]])
File:De zielenvisserij - Fishing for souls (Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne).jpg|''Fishing for Souls'' (''Zielenvisserij''), 1614, a satirical allegory of Protestant-Catholic struggles for souls during the [[Dutch Revolt]] ([[Rijksmuseum]])

File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - Landschap met figuren en een dorpskermis (Rijksmuseum).jpg|''Landscape with figures
File:Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne - Landschap met figuren en een dorpskermis (Rijksmuseum).jpg|''Landscape with figures
File:1614 van de Venne Winter anagoria.JPG| Winter
File:1614 van de Venne Winter anagoria.JPG| Winter

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Revision as of 08:37, 25 February 2016

Adriaen van de Venne
Self-portrait engraved by Wenceslas Hollar.
Born
Adriaen van de Venne

1589
Died12 November 1662(1662-11-12) (aged 73)
NationalityNetherlands
Known forPainting, Engraving, Emblem books
MovementBaroque

Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (1589 – 12 November 1662), was a versatile Dutch Golden Age painter of allegories, genre subjects and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book-illustrator and designer of political satires and a versifier.

Biography

Before a Country Palace

Van de Venne was born in Delft. According to Houbraken he learned Latin in Leiden. He learned to paint from the master goldsmith and painter Simon de Valk, and afterwards learned engraving from Jeronimus van Diest, a good painter of grisailles.[1][2] He then moved to Middelburg in 1614 where he was influenced by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Elder. His political painting Fishers of men, 1614, is an ironic commentary on the Catholic and Protestant troubles of the Eighty Years War that split the border between the Northern from the Southern Netherlands along the Schelde river, very close to his home in Middleburg. When he painted this picture, the Twelve Years' Truce was in effect since 1609. The influence of Jan Brueghel the Elder is particularly evident in this allegory of religious fanaticism.[3]

From 1620 until his death van de Venne made many grisailles and engravings of genre subjects, featuring peasants, beggars, thieves and fools as illustrations of current proverbs and sayings, mostly by Jacob Cats.[4] This work made him famous during his lifetime, and remained popular throughout the 18th century after his death.

Van de Venne also worked as a book illustrator and print designer. Van de Venne moved to The Hague and joined the Guild of Saint Luke in 1625, taking the position of dean in 1637. He was a founding member of Confrerie Pictura, a group bent on improving the independent status and social position of the artist in Dutch society by encouraging a more academic approach to the arts. He died in The Hague.

Notes

  1. ^ Cornelis de Bie, Het Gulden Cabinet 1661, p 235
  2. ^ Template:Link language Adriaan van de Venne biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. ^ Noted, for instance, by Martin Royalton-Kisch, reviewing Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne (1589-1662), de grisailles met spreukbanden by Annelies Plokker (Leuven 1982), in The Burlington Magazine 128, No. 995 (February 1986:152.
  4. ^ Noted in the preface by K. Porteman to Annelies Plokker, Adriaen Pietersz. Van de Venne (1589-1662), de grisailles met spreukbanden (1984).

References