Simon Pietersz Verelst
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Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644–1721?) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is known for outstanding flower and fruit still life paintings.[1]
Biography[]
Verelst was born in The Hague. He was the son of Pieter Harmensz Verelst and became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Herman in 1663.[1] In 1668 he moved to London and on 11 April 1669 he met with Samuel Pepys. His elegant portraits became popular for a time during the 1670s among court circles.[2] He painted this portrait of Prince Rupert, son of Frederick V, Count Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart. It seems Verelst began to suffer from bouts of insanity, which was reflected in a portrait with flowers on a gigantic scale, who called himself "the God of Flowers". In 1709, according to Weyerman, he lived down the Strand, London at the art dealer William Lovejoy,[3] who had him locked up for his bouts of unbridled aggression.[4]
Family tree[]
Pieter Hermansz Verelst 1618–1678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Herman Verelst 1641–1702 | Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644–1721? | John Verelst 1648–1734 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornelis Verelst 1667?–1734 | Maria Verelst 1680–1744 | William Verelst 1704–1752 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Simon Pietersz Verelst in the RKD
- ^ AANTEEKENINGEN OMTRENT EENIGE DORDRECHTSCHE SCHILDERS DOOR G. H. VETH. XXXIX. PIETER HERMANSZ. VERELST EN ZIJNE ZONEN (1875)
- ^ O° to a new Cockaigne: Dutch migrant artists in London, 1660–1715* Sander Karst
- ^ https://johnnyvanhaeften.com/artists/simon-pietersz-verelst/a-still-life-of-flowers-in-a-glass-vase-2
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- 1644 births
- 1710 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age painters
- Dutch male painters
- Members of The Hague Guild of Saint Luke
- Artists from The Hague
- Dutch still life painters
- Dutch portrait painters