Paulus Bor (c. 1601 – 10 August 1669; Dutch: [ˈpʌulʏz ˈbɔr]) was a Dutch artist, representative of the "Golden Age", member of the art society "Bentvueghels".
Biography
Bor, who was born and died in Amersfoort, was descended from a notable Catholic family.[1] He made a study trip to Rome, where he was one of the founders of the Bentvueghels, taking the nickname Orlando.[2] He returned in 1626 to Amersfoort and joined Jacob van Campen in the decoration of the palace Honselaarsdijk belonging to Frederik Hendrik.[3] In 1635, painted after a stay in Rome, significant is the work "La Maddalena".[4] In 1656, he became regent of the godshuis "De Armen de Poth" in Amersfoort.[1]
Bor's style of painting was rather at odds with that of contemporary painters from Utrecht. He initially painted rather Caravaggisti-like history paintings, but his works fast became marked by a classicism related to that of his townsman van Campen. Through unusual compositions and primitive technique, his paintings depict strange and mysterious subjects.
Selected works
- The Annunciation of the Virgin's Death (Dutch: De Annunciatie door Gabriël aan de Maagd van haar ophanden zijnde dood), c. 1635–1640 (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa)
Notes
- ^ a b Liedtke 2007, p. 53.
- ^ Haak 1996, p. 318.
- ^ Brienen 2006, p. 30; Judson 1959, p. 110
- ^ Cerinotti 1999, p. 22.
References
- Brienen, Rebecca Parker (2006). "Groningen, Amersfoort, and Amsterdam, c. 1607-1636". Visions of Savage Paradise: Albert Eckhout, Court Painter in Colonial Dutch Brazil. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-1-4294-5469-8 – via Google Books.
- Cerinotti, Angela (1999). Atlante della storia della Chiesa: Santi e Beati di ieri e di oggi: Vita di Uomini E Donne Consacrati Al Prossimo Nel Nome Della Fede, Della Speranza e Della Carità̀ [Atlas of Church History: Saints and Blesseds of Yesterday and Today: Life of Men and Women Consecrated to Others in the Name of Faith, Hope and Charity]. Colognola ai Colli (VR): Demetra. ISBN 978-8-84401316-5.
- Haak, Bob (1996). "Jan van Bronchorst and Paulus Bor". In Willems-Treeman, Elizabeth (ed.). The Golden Age: Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. ISBN 1-55670-484-4 – via Google Books.
- Judson, Jay Richard (1959). Gerrit Van Honthorst: A Discussion of His Position in Dutch Art. Nijhoff – via Google Books.
- Liedtke, Walter A. (2007). Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. ISBN 978-1-58839-273-2 – via Google Books.
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Further reading
- Goosen, Louis (2008). De Andrés a Zaqueo : temas del Nuevo Testamento y la literatura apócrifa en la religión y las artes [From Andrew to Zacchaeus: New Testament themes and apocryphal literature in religion and the arts] (in Spanish). Madrid: Akal. p. 148. ISBN 978-84-460-1050-0 – via Google Books.
- Moltke, Joachim Wolfgang Graf von (1977). Die Gemälde des Paulus Bor von Amersfoort [The paintings of Paulus Bor von Amersfoort] (in German). Aschendorffsche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
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