Ezaias Terwesten
Ezaias Terwesten (1661–1724) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography[]
Terwesten was born in The Hague. According to Houbraken he was two years younger than his brother Augustinus Terwesten who was his first teacher, along with his brother Mattheus.[1] He travelled to Rome, joined the Bentvueghels, and received the bent "Paradysvogel" (Bird of Paradise).[1]
As well as Paradysvogel, he was also known by the pseudonym "Den Brander", and signed his Christian name Esayas, not Ezaias.[2] He is often confused with a brother of the same name who was born 10 years before Terwesten's birth and who died early.[2] He travelled to Rome in 1694 in the service of Prince-elector Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, got married, and remained there for the rest of his life.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Elias Terwesten Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b c Ezaias Terwesten in the RKD
Authority control  | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Art research institutes | |
| Biographical dictionaries | |
- 1661 births
- 1724 deaths
- 18th-century Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters
- Artists from The Hague
- Members of the Bentvueghels