Bartholomeus van der Helst | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait with a miniature of Mary, Princess Royal, 1667 | |
| Born | 1613, Haarlem |
| Died | 1670 (buried 16 December), Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
| Notable work | Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster |
| Movement | Dutch Golden Age painting |
| Patron(s) | Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Amsterdam regency and guild-directors |
Bartholomeus van der Helst[1] (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam's elite as well as the Stadtholder's circle.[2] Besides portraits, van der Helst painted a few genre pictures as well as some biblical scenes and mythological subjects.[3]
- ^ Dutch name variations: Bartel van der Elst, Bartelmeus van der Elst, Bartholomeus van der Elst, Bartel van der Helst, Bartelmeus van der Helst, Bartel Verelst, Bartelmeus Verelst, Bartholomeus Verelst, Bartel Verhelst, Bartelmeus Verhelst, Bartholomeus Verhelst
- ^ Walter A. Liedtke, Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volumes 1-2, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007, pp. 223-331
- ^ Rudolf E. O. Ekkart. "Helst, Bartholomeus van der." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed 15 May 2017