Emanuel de Witte(1617 - 1692) was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized architectural accuracy, De Witte was more concerned with the atmosphere of his interiors. Though few in number, de Witte also produced genre paintings. De Witte was born in Alkmaar and learned geometry from his father, a schoolmaster. He joined the local Guild of St Luke in 1636. After a stay in Rotterdam, he moved to Delft and studied with Evert van Aelst. In 1651 de Witte settled in Amsterdam where his first wife, Geerje Arents, died in 1655. He then married a 23-year-old orphan, Lysbeth van der Plas, who exercised a bad influence on de Witte's adolescent daughter. In December 1659 both were arrested for theft from a neighbor.Lysbeth, pregnant, had to leave the city for a period of six years; she lived outside the city walls and died in 1663. Following the arrest of his wife and child, de Witte was forced to indenture himself to the Amsterdam notary and art dealer Joris de Wijs, surrendering all of his work in exchange for room, board, and 800 guilders annually. De Witte broke the contract, was sued by the dealer, and forced to indenture himself further as a result. Several patrons provided de Witte with support, but these relations did not work out well, for he tended to shout at his clients and at people watching him at work in churches. Records tell of his gambling habit and a fight with Gerard de Lairesse. According to Arnold Houbraken, after an argument about the rent, de Witte hanged himself from a canal bridge in 1692. The rope broke and de Witte drowned. Because the canal froze that night, his corpse was not found until eleven weeks later | |||
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Interior of the Niewe Kirke in Delft with the Tomb of WIlliam the Silent Pintura Identificación:: 81082 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Interior of the Niewe Kirke in Delft with the Tomb of WIlliam the Silent c. 1653 cjr c._1653 cjr |
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Interior of a Church Pintura Identificación:: 89776 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Interior of a Church second half of 17th century Medium oil on wood cyf second_half_of_17th_century _ Medium_oil_on_wood _ cyf |
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Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church Pintura Identificación:: 96219 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church 1668(1668) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 98.5 X 111.5 cm cyf 1668(1668)_ Medium_oil_on_canvas_ Dimensions_98.5_X_111.5_cm_ cyf |
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View of the Tomb of William the Silent in the New Church in Delft Pintura Identificación:: 97656 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
View of the Tomb of William the Silent in the New Church in Delft 1656(1656) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 97 x 85 cm cyf 1656(1656)_ Medium_oil_on_canvas_ Dimensions_97_x_85_cm_ cyf |
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Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft Pintura Identificación:: 98445 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft between 1650(1650) and 1652(1652) Medium oil on panel between_1650(1650)_and_1652(1652)_ Medium_oil_on_panel |
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| (1617 - 1692) was a Dutch perspective painter. In contrast to Pieter Jansz Saenredam, who emphasized architectural accuracy, De Witte was more concerned with the atmosphere of his interiors. Though few in number, de Witte also produced genre paintings. De Witte was born in Alkmaar and learned geometry from his father, a schoolmaster. He joined the local Guild of St Luke in 1636. After a stay in Rotterdam, he moved to Delft and studied with Evert van Aelst. In 1651 de Witte settled in Amsterdam where his first wife, Geerje Arents, died in 1655. He then married a 23-year-old orphan, Lysbeth van der Plas, who exercised a bad influence on de Witte's adolescent daughter. In December 1659 both were arrested for theft from a neighbor.Lysbeth, pregnant, had to leave the city for a period of six years; she lived outside the city walls and died in 1663. Following the arrest of his wife and child, de Witte was forced to indenture himself to the Amsterdam notary and art dealer Joris de Wijs, surrendering all of his work in exchange for room, board, and 800 guilders annually. De Witte broke the contract, was sued by the dealer, and forced to indenture himself further as a result. Several patrons provided de Witte with support, but these relations did not work out well, for he tended to shout at his clients and at people watching him at work in churches. Records tell of his gambling habit and a fight with Gerard de Lairesse. According to Arnold Houbraken, after an argument about the rent, de Witte hanged himself from a canal bridge in 1692. The rope broke and de Witte drowned. Because the canal froze that night, his corpse was not found until eleven weeks later | ||||||||||
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