Philips WouwermanDutch, 1619–1668Recumbent Dog
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-T-00-38
What it shows
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Philips Wouwerman
The whole life1638
Elopement to Hamburg and Marriage to Anna van Broeckhof
In 1638 Wouwerman eloped to Hamburg with his fiancée Anna Pieters van Broeckhof to marry against the will and religious convictions of his father (Anna was a Catholic). The couple had ten children, seven of whom survived.
1638–1639 · Workplace
Hamburg
1640–1668 · Workplace
Haarlem
1642
Return from Hamburg to Haarlem
In 1642 Wouwerman returned from Hamburg to his native Haarlem, where he lived for the rest of his life and by its end achieved recognition, honour, and fame in the Haarlem community.
c. 1650 – 1660
Finest Creative Period
The masterpieces of Wouwerman's finest period (circa 1650–1660) are of indisputably high quality, combining imaginary southern landscapes with a typically Dutch atmosphere.
19 May 1668
Died
