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Jan Lievens

Jan Lievens

Dutch Republic, 1607–1674

WA-00021906

Leiden

PaintingContemporary

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

61

Works in Collection

112

Assets Indexed

1

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80%

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WikidataQ430783

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Jan Lievens was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was associated with his close contemporary Rembrandt, a year older, in the early parts of their careers. They shared a birthplace in Leiden, training with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, where they shared a studio for about five years until 1631. Like Rembrandt he painted both portraits and history paintings, but unlike him Lievens' career took him away from Amsterdam to London, Antwerp, The Hague and Berlin.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Contemporary

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Related Artists

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (61)

Deer Park

1655 · brush and brown ink

overall (approximate): 27.6 x 40.5 cm (10 7/8 x 15 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Trees before a Village

Trees before a Village

1650 · point of brush and brown ink and brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk; framing lines in brown ink (bottom and right edges)

Sheet: 13.8 x 33.7 cm (5 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Justus Vondel

1644 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Joost van den Vondel

Joost van den Vondel

1644 · Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 32.3 × 23.3 cm (12 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 24.3 cm (12 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ephraim Bonus

1640 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bust of an Old Man Wearing a Fur Cap

Bust of an Old Man Wearing a Fur Cap

1635 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 16.1 × 14.2 cm (6 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Third Oriental Head

The Third Oriental Head

1635 · etching

Sheet: 15.8 x 13.7 cm (6 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bust of a Young Man in Profile, Facing Right

1631 · etching on laid paper

plate: 15.7 x 14.3 cm (6 3/16 x 5 5/8 in.) overall: 16.8 x 15.2 cm (6 5/8 x 6 in.)

National Gallery of Art

St. Jerome

1631 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bearded Man with a Beret

Bearded Man with a Beret

1630 · oil on panel

overall: 53.5 x 46.3 cm (21 1/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Bust of a Bearded Old Man

Bust of a Bearded Old Man

1630 · etching and engraving on laid paper

sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 15.6 x 14.3 cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Group of Standing Monks and other Figures

1630 · Pen and brown ink

Sheet: 10 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (27.8 × 25.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bust of an Old Man

Bust of an Old Man

1630 · oil paint

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 16 × 14.3 cm (6 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Rembrandt

Portrait of Rembrandt

1629 · oil paint (paint), panel

width: 62.8 cm, height: 75 cm, depth: 7.6 cm, height: 57 cm, width: 44.7 cm

Still Life with Books

Still Life with Books

1628 · panel, oil paint (paint)

width: 120 cm, height: 91 cm

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens

1628 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 100.2 cm, width: 84.5 cm

Sacrifice of Abraham

Sacrifice of Abraham

1627 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto card

18.5 × 16.4 cm (7 5/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of a Man Facing Forward

Bust of a Man Facing Forward

1627 · Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks, in black and light brown ink on cream laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 17.5 × 13.3 cm (6 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of an Oriental Man

Bust of an Oriental Man

1627 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 27.6 × 22.6 cm (10 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of an Old Man Wearing a Fur Cap

1626 · Etching, second state of four

Sheet: 6 13/16 × 6 1/8 in. (17.3 × 15.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

St. Jerome

1626 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Robert South

1625 · Etching; between first and second state

Plate: 11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (28.5 × 21.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Old Woman Reading

Old Woman Reading

1624 · oil paint (paint), panel

depth: 10.5 cm, width: 70.5 cm, height: 79 cm

Head of an Oriental

Head of an Oriental

1623 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

61 published of 85 catalogued · 62 with image

The Met
30 published7 img
Nga
12 published12 img
Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
+ 1 more source · 24 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

16 entries · 2 sources

Bust of an Old Man
1630 · AIC · 5 prov
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Ephraim Bonus
1640 · Cleveland · 3 prov
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Head of an Oriental
1623 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Trees before a Village
1650 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Third Oriental Head
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Still Life with Books
1628 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portrait of Rembrandt
1629 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Old Woman Reading
1624 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portrait of Constantijn Huygens
1628 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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St. Jerome
1631 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

24 assets

Jan Lievens (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Kluizenaar met crucifix (1625 - 1674)

Rijksmuseum

Kluizenaar in een grot (1625 - 1674)

Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens (c. 1628 - c. 1629)

Rijksmuseum

Old Woman Reading (ca. 1624 - ca. 1625)

Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn (c. 1629)

Rijksmuseum

Still Life with Books (ca. 1628 - ca. 1632)

Rijksmuseum

The Hermit (mid- 17th century)

Smithsonian Institution

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Collections5

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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