Nicolaes Willingh

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Nicolaes Willingh (1640, The Hague – 1678, Berlin), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography[]

Signature of Nicolaes Willingh

According to Houbraken he was the teacher of Robbert Duval and Augustinus Terwesten.[1] According to Jan van Gool, who was curious about Houbraken's "teacher of Robbert Duval and Augustinus Terwesten", he was born in the Hague and made a name for himself working for the "Grave van Hoorn" (Count of Hoorn).[2] He died in Berlin in 1678.[2]

According to the RKD he was the brother-in-law of , father of Pieter Willingh, and member of the Confrerie Pictura in the Hague.[3] He became court painter to Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg in 1667, and his pupils were Robbert Duval, Louis Michiel, and Augustinus Terwesten I.[3] He is known for landscapes and historical allegories.[3]

Gallery[]

  • INT. EERSTE KAMER, ZAAL, PLAFONDSCHILDERINGEN, DETAIL (TIJDENS RESTAURATIE) - 's-Gravenhage - 20309368 - RCE.jpg
  • INT. EERSTE KAMER, ZAAL, PLAFONDSCHILDERINGEN (TIJDENS RESTAURATIE) - 's-Gravenhage - 20309366 - RCE.jpg
  • INT. EERSTE KAMER, ZAAL, OVERZICHT PLAFONDSCHILDERINGEN (TIJDENS RESTAURATIE) - 's-Gravenhage - 20309356 - RCE.jpg
  • INTERIEUR, PLAFOND, SCHILDERING (TROMPE L'OEIL-CASSETTE) - 's-Gravenhage - 20277459 - RCE.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Nicolaes Willingh as "Wielin" in Augustyn Terwesten Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b (in Dutch) Nikolaes Wieling in Jan van Gool's Nieuwe Schouburg, 1750, courtesy of the historici.nl
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Nicolaes Willingh in the RKD
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