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Constantijn Huygens I

Portrait
Name:Constantijn Huygens
Gender:male
Born:Den Haag
Died:Den Haag
Father:Christiaan Huygens (1551 - 1624)
Mother:Suzanna Hoefnagel (1561 - 1633)

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Attributes

Category Attribute Value Date startDate end
Identity MottoConstanter
Identity MottoEργων πονερων χειρ ελευθεραν εχε
Language PoetryDutch
Language PoetryLatin
Language PoetryFrench
Language PoetryItalian
Language PoetryEnglish
Language PoetryGreek
Religion DenominationReformed
Wealth Gross wealth300000-0-0

Relations

Relation Modifier Date startDate end
Artistic
commissioned works of art by Jeanne van Aerssen, alias: Johanna van Aerssen van Weernhout
portrayed by Samuel Cooper, alias: Cowper
portrayed by Jan Lievens
portrayed by Anthony van Dyck, alias: Anthonie / Anthonis van Dijck
portrayed by Jacob van Campen
portrayed by Adriaen Hanneman
portrayed by Anthony van Dyck, alias: Anthonie / Anthonis van Dijck
portrayed by Michiel Jansz van Miereveld
portrayed by François Dieussart, alias: Dusart; Francesco Vallone
Business
is employee of Frederik Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau
is employee of Amalia van Solms
is employer of Henrick Bruno
Education and training
pupil of Cornelis Jacobsz. Drebbel, alias: Cornelius Jacobsz. Drebbelcertain
pupil of Adriaen Simonsz Rottermontcertain
pupil of Hendrick Hondius Icertain
pupil of Johan Willemsz Dedelcertain
Friendship
contributed to the album amicorum of Johan van Heemskerk, alias: ab Heemskerck
contributed to the album amicorum of Jacob Heiblocq
contributed to the album amicorum of Jacob Heiblocq
contributed to the album amicorum of Joan Leonardsz Blasius
travelling-companion of Cornelis de Glarges ridder, alias: Cornelis de Montigny de Glarges
Housing
employed as domestic servant Catharina Zuerius

References

External biographical records

Primary sources

  1. Huygens, Constantijn, Mijn jeugd (ed. Heesakkers, C.L.), Amsterdam: Em. Querido's Uitgeverij (1987). <URL: https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/huyg001mijn01_01/>
  2. Album amicorum Jacob Heyblocq, Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: 131 H 26, s.n.: 39, 266b
  3. Album amicorum van Joh. van Heemskerck, Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: KW 131 H 7

Secondary sources

  1. Groenendijk, Pieter, Beknopt biografisch lexicon van Zuid- en Noord-Nederlandse schilders, graveurs, glasschilders, tapijtwevers et cetera van ca. 1350 tot ca. 1720, Leiden: Primavera (2008)
  2. Thieme, Ulrich & Becker, Felix, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Band 18, Leipzig: Engelmann (1925)
  3. Van den Branden, F. Jos., Geschiedenis der Antwerpsche Schilderschool, Antwerpen: J.E. Buschmann (1883). <URL: http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/vandenbranden1883>, 739
  4. Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, Den Haag: RKD Images, 237243
  5. Zandvliet, Kees, De 500 rijksten van de Republiek. Rijkdom, geloof, macht en cultuur, Zutphen: Walburg Pers (2018), 227-228 (nr 161)
  6. Turner, Jane (ed.) The dictionary of art (34 vols.), London: Macmillan; New York: Grove (1996)