Portrait of the Haarlem shell collector Jan Govertsen van der Aer

Hendrick Goltzius (in 1603)

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Stephan klingen asked

Where I ca find the information about the provenance about this work?
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Stephan
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Stephan, when you scroll down and click the blue button 'show all details', you will find that the painting is on loan from the P & N de Boer Foundation since 1960. In our collection registration system I found that the Foundation bought it from a Parisian art dealer (Tableaux Drouot). Before that it was in the collection of Gottfried von Preyer. Before that it was auctioned by Van Pappelendam & Schouten and before by Bos in Amsterdam. Finally it comes from the collection of Neeltje Govertsdr van der Aer, a relative of the man who is portrayed. I hope this is helpful. Kind regards, Els
Louise Hadorph asked

For the editing company Votum Förlag, Karlstad, Sweden, and a forthcoming publication, Tingens poesi, liv och död i europeisk stillebenkonst 1600-1900 written by prof. Görel Cavalli-Björkman, we would like to use a high resolution image of:
Hendrick Goltzius, Portrait of Jan Govertsen.
We also ask permission to publish it.
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Louise Hadorph
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Louise,

since 2021 the museum stimulates the accessibility of the collection by offering images of artworks for free when they are photographed professionally. You can read the procedure to request images on this webpage https://www.boijmans.nl/en/image-requests.

I hope this information is helpful.

Kind regards,
Gianni

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The famous Haarlem based painter and engraver Hendrick Goltzius has painted an informal portrait of his friend, the textile merchant Jan Govertsen van der Aer. The proud merchant is dressed in a black tunic with a simple open collar. On his lap is his valuable collection of shells.

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Title	Portrait of the Haarlem shell collector Jan Govertsen van der Aer
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width Error: 82,7 is not a valid BCD value cm Height Error: 107,5 is not a valid BCD value cm
Artists	Painter: Hendrick Goltzius
Accession number	3450 (OK)
Credits	Loan P. & N. de Boer Foundation, 1960
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1960
Creation date	in 1603
Internal exhibitions	The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	A Global Table (2017) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019)
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Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Hendrick Goltzius

Brüggen 1558 - Haarlem 1617

Hendrik Goltzius was an engraver from Haarlem. In the beginning he mainly engraved works designed by other artists, but later also used his own designs....

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