Village scene with drinking farmers by Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel
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Village scene with drinking farmers mid 17th

Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel

GouachePaperParchmentPaint
 7 ⨯ 12 cm
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  • About the artwork
    Village scene with drinking farmers

    Egbert van der Poel (1621 in Delft – 1664 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch Golden Age genre and landscape painter, son of a Delft goldsmith.
    Van der Poel was registered with the Guild of St Luke in Delft on October 17, 1650, where he is listed as a landscape painter. In 1651 van der Poel married Aeltgen Willems van Linschooten in Maassluis, near Rotterdam. His most famous paintings depict the Delft gunpowder explosion of October 12, 1654 and its aftermath; he and his wife were living in the area at the time. Egbert and Aeltgen van der Poel had a son and three daughters.

    Signed l.r. E. vd Poel
  • About the artist
    Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel was a Dutch Golden Age painter, born in Delft in 1621. He died in Rotterdam in 1664. He was specialised in genre painting and landscapes. In 1650 van der Poel became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Delft, where he was registered as a landscape painter. He was noted for his paintings, depicting the Delft gunpowder explosion on 12 October 1654. Van der Poel might have been a student of Esaias van de Velde and of Aert van der Neer.

Artwork details

Category
Works on PaperOld Masters: Works on Paper
Subject
FarmTown or CityHumanVillageNaturePeople
Style
Baroque (1600-1750)
Material & Technique
GouachePaperParchmentPaint
Colour
Green