Barend van Someren

Barend van Someren (1572–1632) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Van Someren was born in Antwerp. According to Karel van Mander, he married and brought back the daughter of Aert Mijtens after he returned from Italy.[1] He was a good painter who arranged his subjects well.[1] He was the brother of Paul van Somer I.[1]

According to the Dutch painter and biographer Arnold Houbraken he was the van Zomeren who took in Adriaen Brouwer after he fled Frans Hals' workshop to try his luck in Amsterdam.[2] His son was the painter Hendrick van Someren.[2]

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History he was the pupil of Aert Mijtens in Rome and married his daughter Leonora Mijtens.[3] His pupils were his son Hendrick, Daniël van den Bremden, and Willem Cornelisz Duyster.[3] He is known for historical allegories and landscapes.[3]

Van Someren died in Amsterdam.

References

  1. 1 2 3 (Dutch) Bernaert van Somer in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. 1 2 (Dutch) Van Zomeren in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. 1 2 3 Barend van Someren in the RKD
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