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Pieter Jansz.

Dutch Republic, 1597–1665

WA-00051877

Haarlem

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Why this artist matters now

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam painted whitewashed church interiors with an unprecedented clarity and spatial precision that defined Dutch Golden Age architecture painting. Working in Haarlem, he developed a practice of detailed preparatory drawings from life before composing his luminous oil paintings, capturing the geometry and light of reformed Protestant spaces with nearly mathematical exactitude. His compositions, such as the Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (1636), reveal an austere beauty in empty naves and soaring columns, rendering architectural space as a subject of profound contemplative value rather than mere decoration.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (21)

Ontwerp voor glasraam twaalf in kerk te Oudshoorn

1663 · pen on chalk, ink, paper

width: 225 cm, height: 531 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ontwerp voor glasraam elf in kerk te Oudshoorn

1663 · brush on chalk, ink, paper

height: 544 cm, width: 230 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ontwerp voor glasraam vijftien in kerk te Oudshoorn

1663 · pen on paper, ink, chalk

height: 544 cm, width: 230 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ontwerp voor glasraam zeven in kerk te Oudshoorn

1663 · brush on ink, paper

height: 552 cm, width: 228 cm

Rijksmuseum

Cartouche met twee mannen die vis sorteren

1657 · pen on paper, ink

height: 111 cm, width: 145 cm

Rijksmuseum

Langwerpige cartouche met drie putti

1657 · brush on paper, ink, deck paint

height: 68 cm, width: 158 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of the Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, Seen from the East End of the North Aisle Looking West

1650 · pen on ink, paper, chalk

height: 300 cm, width: 395 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of the Nave of the Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, Looking West

1650 · pen on ink, chalk, watercolor (paint), paper

height: 380 cm, width: 510 cm

Rijksmuseum

Rechthoekige cartouche met drie Chinezen en een tijger

1650 · pen on ink, paper

height: 76 cm, width: 175 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of the Nave and Choir of the Sint-Cunerakerk, Rhenen, Looking East

1644 · pen on ink, paper, watercolor (paint)

height: 381 cm, width: 533 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Westernmost Bays of the South Aisle of the Mariakerk in Utrecht

1640 · oil paint (paint), panel

width: 30 cm, depth: 5.7 cm, height: 39 cm

Rijksmuseum

Marching Beggar Woman with a Basket, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)

1634 · Engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper

Image: 17 × 16.2 cm (6 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Plate: 21.3 × 16.1 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.); Sheet: 26.7 × 17.4 cm (10 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tramp with a Sling, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)

1634 · Engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper

Image: 17 × 16 cm (6 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 21 × 16.2 cm (8 5/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 26.8 × 17.5 cm (10 9/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View of the Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk, Assendelft

1633 · pen on paper, ink, chalk

height: 182 cm, width: 294 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of the Town Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch

1632 · brush on paper, ink

height: 485 cm, width: 331 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of the Choir of the Sint-Petruskerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

1632 · brush on ink, chalk, paper

height: 275 cm, width: 378 cm

Rijksmuseum

Interior of the Sint-Pieterskerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

1632 · Oil on wood

15 7/8 × 21 3/4 in. (40.3 × 55.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Groundplan of the Church of Saint John in ’s-Hertogenbosch

1632 · Pen and brown ink, yellow, gray and red wash, over lead or graphite

Sheet: 13 7/16 x 20 1/8 in. (34.2 x 51.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Half-Length Figures

1622 · Pen and black iron gall ink on ivory laid paper

10.3 × 12.1 cm (4 1/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife

1620 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash

sheet: 5 1/16 x 7 5/8 in. (12.8 x 19.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lame Beggar Asking for Alms, from T is al verwart-gaern (It's already confusing)

1612 · Etching in black on paper

15.9 × 15.2 cm (6 5/16 × 6 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

21 published of 53 catalogued · 53 with image

Rijksmuseum
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Art Institute Chicago
4 publishedof 5 catalogued5 img
The Met
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+ 1 more source · 31 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Ontwerp voor glasraam zeven in kerk te Oudshoorn
1663 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ontwerp voor glasraam twaalf in kerk te Oudshoorn
1663 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ontwerp voor glasraam elf in kerk te Oudshoorn
1663 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Ontwerp voor glasraam vijftien in kerk te Oudshoorn
1663 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Rechthoekige cartouche met drie Chinezen en een tijger
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Langwerpige cartouche met drie putti
1657 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Cartouche met twee mannen die vis sorteren
1657 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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View of the Town Hall, 's-Hertogenbosch
1632 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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View of the Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk, Assendelft
1633 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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View of the Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Haarlem, Seen from the East End of the North Aisle Looking West
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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