Nicolaes Maes | |
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 Self-portrait (c.1685), Dordrechts Museum | |
| Born | January 1634 |
| Died | December 1693 (aged 58-59) Amsterdam, Dutch Republic |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Rembrandt |
| Known for | genre scenes, portraits, religious compositions |
| Spouse | Adriana Brouwers |
Nicolaes Maes[1] (January 1634 – December 1693 (buried 24 December 1693)) was a Dutch painter known for his genre scenes, portraits, religious compositions and the occasional still life. A pupil of Rembrandt in Amsterdam, he returned to work in his native city of Dordrecht for 20 years. In the latter part of his career he returned to Amsterdam where he became the leading portrait painter of his time.[2] Maes contributed to the development of genre painting in the Netherlands and was the most prominent portrait painter working in Amsterdam in the final three decades of the 17th century. [3]
- ^ Also spelt Nicolaes Maas, Nicolas Maes, Nikolas Maes, Nicolas Maas, Nicolaes Maas, Nicolaas Maas, Nicolaas Maes, Nicholaes Maes, Nicholas Maes
- ^ Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of a man at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- ^ Nicolaes Maes at Sphinx Fine Art