Identifier: dictionaryofpain05brya (find matches)
Title: Dictionary of painters and engravers
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Bryan, Michael, 1757-1821 Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942
Subjects: Painters Engravers
Publisher: London, G. Bell
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Guild of S. Luke at Bruge sin 1480. No further details of his life are known. VERKOLJE, Johannes, (Verkolye, or Verkolie,) born at Amsterdam in 1650, was the son of a locksmith, who brought him up to his own trade. But the boy having, when about twelve years of age, met with an accident which confined him for three years to his bed, he amused himself with copying whatever prints or other objects of art he could procure. After his recovery he was permitted to follow this up, and he became a pupil of Jan Lievens, by whose instruction he was in six months sufficiently advanced to dispense with further assistance. The works of Gerard Pietersz van Zijl were at that time in high esteem, and Verkolje endeavoured to imitate his highly-finished manner. He was chiefly employed on portraits o fa small size, though he occasionally produced historical subjects and conversations, which were pleasant in colour, and touched with delicacy. In 1672 he settled at Delft, after which he worked JOHANNES VERMEER OF DELFT
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(Rijks Museum, Amsterdam THE LETTER PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. much at engraving. He died at Delft in May, 1693. Works: Amsterdam. Museum. The Family Concert. 1673. Dresden. Gallery. The Trumpeter and the Lady. Paris. Louvre. Mother with Infant in Arms. Petersburg. Hermitage. An Entertainment. Kotterdam. Museum. The Sportsman. Venus and Adonis. The Messenger. (Baron A. de Rothschild.) Jan Verkolje was one of the earliest mezzotinters in Holland. The following prints by him may be named: William III. William Henry, Prince of Orange. Stephen Wolters, Amator Artium; after Kneller. Hortensia Maucini, Duchess of Mazarin; after Lely. His own Portrait; after De Leevw. Diana and Calisto; after Casp. Netscher. Venus and Adonis; after his own picture. Venus and Cupid. 1682.; Pan and Flora. VERKOLJE, Nicolaas, the son and disciple of Johannes Verkolje, was born at Delft in 1673. His father died when he was twenty years of age, but he had made sufficient progress to do without the aid of a not

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