Nicolaes de Vree

Nicolaes de Vree (1645–1702) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

De Vree was born in Amsterdam. According to Houbraken, he painted landscapes, flowers, thistles, and herbs.^[1] Houbraken had a hard time finding information about his character, though there were many who were willing to discuss his works. This was because he was not a very social man, and after forming a friendship with Jan Luyken, he became, like Luyken, a follower of Behmenism, based on the writing of the German mystic Jakob Böhme.^[1]

He was a pupil of Jan Wijnants and he is known for his landscapes.^[2] In 1696 he moved to Alkmaar and in 1697 he became a member of the Alkmaar Guild of Saint Luke.^[2] He died in Alkmaar.

He was one of the painters who worked on the album of garden paintings for Agnes Block.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Dutch) Nicolaes de Vree biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
2. ^ ^{a b} RKD entry on Nicolaes de Vree
3. ^ L. Missel, ‘Agnes Blok en Vijverhof’, in: Vrouwen in de botanie en kunst

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Name	Vree, Nicolaes de
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Date of birth	1645
Place of birth	Amsterdam
Date of death	1702
Place of death	Alkmaar