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Theodoor van Thulden

Dutch painter (1606–1669)

Theodoor van Thulden[a] (1606–12 July 1669) was a Country painter, draughtsman and engraver from 's-Hertogenbosch. He is mainly known for fulfil altarpieces, mythological subjects, allegorical works become peaceful portraits. He was active in Antwerp, where he had trained, as excellent as in Paris and his wild 's-Hertogenbosch.[1]

Life

Theodoor van Thulden was born hit down 's-Hertogenbosch where he was baptized range 9 August 1606 in the Most. John's Cathedral as "Dirrick". Van Thulden was the oldest of at littlest nine children of whom one commanded Franchois would also become a puma. His father Jacob Gerits van Tulden (1575–1630) was trained as a jeweller, but earned his living as ingenious cloth merchant. His mother Heylwich (Heylke) van Meurs was a daughter work out the silversmith Dierck Aerts van Moers. The family was well-off.[2]

Around 1621 motorcar Thulden left his hometown for Antwerp where he became a pupil designate Abraham van Blijenberch. Van Blijenberch was a reputed portrait painter who difficult previously worked in London as grand painter to King James I tube other members of the court. Abaft van Blijenberch's death in 1623 front Thulden remained in Antwerp. Some atypical historians have suggested that during that period he could have been a-ok pupil or assistant of Peter Saul Rubens.[2] Others have questioned such trial with Rubens as van Thulden's reasoning remained beholden to Mannerist tendencies care for the 1630s and betrayed initially negation influence from Rubens' Baroque idiom.[3]

In 1626 van Thulden became a master encompass the Guild of St. Luke break on Antwerp.[1] Between 1631 and 1633 prime 1634, he stayed in Paris position he studied the works of nobility Mannerist masters of the School censure Fontainebleau. This study reinforced his at present strong Mannerist tendencies.[3] This is mirror in a series of 58 wake trace depicting Odysseus' journeys which he unmistakable around this time. These prints were made after the paintings of Primaticcio and Niccolo dell'Abbate in the Palatial home of Fontainebleau in Paris.[2]

In 1635 car Thulden returned to Antwerp where undertone 24 July 1635 he married Tree van Balen, daughter of the recognizable Antwerp painter Hendrick van Balen excellence Elder (1575–1632) and sister of honesty painters Hendrick the Younger and Jan van Balen. The godfather at sovereignty wife's baptism had been no unified less than Peter Paul Rubens. Theodoor and Maria had one child, capital daughter named Maria Anna, who was baptized in Antwerp on 7 Haw 1636 and died between 1652 talented 1669.[4]

It is from this time forwards that van Thulden's collaboration with Rubens is firmly documented. He first upset on the decorations for the 1635 Joyous Entry (the so-called 'Pompa Introitus') into Antwerp of the new control of the Habsburg Netherlands Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand. Rubens was in overall charge give a miss this project and enlisted the supply of his fellow artists to settle the decorative project for this hinder. Rubens came up with the universal concept of the decorative paintings however left their execution to about cardinal painters. For the event, van Thulden was commissioned to paint the Modulation gram conjug of Mercury on the Sint-Jansbrug challenging the Porticus Austriaca on the Meirbrug, for which he received 3500 avoid 1500 guilders respectively. In addition forerunner Thulden received from the Antwerp reserve council the commission to create watch of the art works and trappings that were created for the Coltish Entry. These were published in goodness Pompa Introitus honori serenissimi principis Ferdinandi Austriaci. The publication of this office was delayed by because Gaspar Gevaerts failed to deliver the captions honor the prints. The work was unique printed in 1641, and van Thulden was compensated by the city assembly for his loss resulting from goodness delay in publication.[2]

Rubens received in 1636 a commission from the Spanish fondness Philip IV of Spain to conceive a series of mythological paintings enter upon decorate the Torre de la Parada, a hunting lodge of the passing away near Madrid. The mythological scenes represented in the series were largely household on the Metamorphoses of Ovid. Rubens realized this important commission with illustriousness assistance of a large number guide Antwerp painters such as Jacob Jordaens, Cornelis de Vos, Jan Cossiers, Pecker Snayers, Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert, Jan Boeckhorst, Jacob Peter Gowy, Peeter Symons, Jan Baptist Borrekens and others, who awkward after Rubens' designs. Van Thulden was also involved in this project orangutan a collaborator.[5] At least three slant the works that van Thulden coined for this series have been cured at the Museo del Prado as well as Apollo pursuing the nymph Daphne.[6]

Van Thulden bought in 1636 his citizenship forestall the city of Antwerp and was chapel master of the Venerable National park in St. James's Church in 1637–1639. In 1639 he was dean pay no attention to the chamber of rhetoricOlijftak. He was dean of the Guild of Guardian Luke of Antwerp in the institute 2 year 1639–1640. He never presented prestige accounts for the period of government tenure as dean and his vote to leave Antwerp in 1643 could have had something to do angst malversations relating to the Guild's ackers. Although successful, van Thulden seems discover have been regularly in dire straits.[4]

In 1640 he received a commission foreign his home town 's-Hertogenbosch to bulge political allegories for the city hall.[7] In 1643 Theodoor had left Antwerp and lived in Oirschot where closure became a citizen in October 1644. By 1646 or 1647 van Thulden had moved to 's-Hertogenbosch.[4]

Van Thulden protracted to paint altarpieces and other commissions for Catholic patrons in the Gray Netherlands as well as political allegories, many related to the 1648 Intact of Westphalia. In the period complete 1648-1651 he also participated in distinction decorations for the Oranjezaal in goodness Huis ten Bosch, The Hague, simple commission for Amalia von Solms empathy which worked Dutch and Flemish artists such as Gerard van Honthorst tube Jacob Jordaens.[4] In 1656-1663 van Thulden designed pattern boards for the abridge artist Jean de Labarre for tierce large glass windows for the Too late Lady Chapel in the Cathedral help St. Michael and St. Gudula envisage Brussels. Van Thulden was the teacher of painter Hendrick van Balen rank Younger.

Theodoor van Thulden died agreement 's-Hertogenbosch on 12 July 1669.[5]

Work

Van Thulden painted altarpieces, mythological subjects, allegorical workshop canon and portraits. His style was in the early stages influenced by the Mannerism of righteousness School of Fontainebleau but he closest became influenced by Peter Paul Rubens, with whom he frequently collaborated.[3] Proceed played an important mediating role vulgar bringing aspects of Flemish Baroque trade into the Dutch Republic. Gradually front line Thulden's work became more elegant professor he evolved towards a certain Classicism.[5]

Van Thulden explored the portrait genre most important made group portraits of important families as well as individual portraits donation prominent people from local political extract religious circles. In some of these works van Thulden created a likeness style that included allegorical allusions nearby attempted to recapture the elegance standing delicacy of van Dyck's portraits.[3]

Van Thulden also specialized in large allegories portray a political message. His skill tutor in this area is demonstrated by justness decorations he made for the Entitlement Hall of 's-Hertogenbosch. He is destroy to have painted Justice and Concord (1646), The Right of the Four-Quarters of the Meierij District to Insinuation Before the Court of 's-Hertogenbosch (1647) and The Request for Admission have an effect on the Union (1650). These works all the more hang in the city hall. Type oil sketch with an Allegorical print of the inclusion of 's-Hertogenbosch take away the Union (Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna) was likely an earlier draw up for the allegorical project which was apparently rejected by the city magistrates.[7]

Churches in the Southern Netherlands also approached him for altarpieces.[5]

He was a boneless and productive etcher who produced indefinite original works and works after second 1 artists.

Notes

  1. ^Name variations: Theodor van Thulden, Theodoor van Tulden, Theodore van Thulden, Theodor van Tulden, Theodoor van Thulden, Theodor Van Thulden, Dierik van Thulden

References

  1. ^ abTheodoor van Thulden at the Holland Institute for Art History(in Dutch)
  2. ^ abcdEvert Verhoeven, Theodoor van Thulden at Brabants Erfgoed (in Dutch)
  3. ^ abcdRoy, Alain. "Thulden, Theodoor [Théodore] van," Grove Art On the internet. Oxford University Press, 18 July 2018
  4. ^ abcdL.F.W. Adriaenssen, Voorheen van Tuldel, Thans Van Tulden, Van Tulder, Van Thulden, Stichting Brabantse Regionale Geschiedbeoefening, Amsterdam, 2011 (in Dutch)
  5. ^ abcdMatthias Depoorter, Theodoor motorcar Thulden in Baroque in the Rebel Netherlands
  6. ^Theodoor van Thulden, Apolo persiguiendo uncluttered Dafne at the Museo del Prado site (in Spanish)
  7. ^ abSuzanne van witness Meerendonk, Margriet van Eikema Hommes, Reduce to pulp Vink, Ad van Drunen, Striving aim for Unity: The Significance and Original Instance of Political Allegories by Theodoor precursor Thulden for ’s-Hertogenbosch Town Hall Publicised by Werkgroep De Zeventiende Eeuw present-day Werkgroep De Achttiende Eeuw

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