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Paulus Bor

Paulus Bor

Dutch painter


Paulus Bor (c.1601  10 August 1669; Dutch: [ˈpʌulʏz ˈbɔr]) was a Dutch artist, representative of the "Golden Age", member of the art society "Bentvueghels".

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Biography

Unknown artist. The ritual of admission to membership in the society "Birds of a Feather", 1660
Paulus Bor, The Annunciation of the Virgin's Death, c. 1635–1640, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Bor, who was born and died in Amersfoort, was descended from a notable Catholic family.[1] He made a study trip to Rome, where he was one of the founders of the Bentvueghels, taking the nickname Orlando.[2] He returned in 1626 to Amersfoort and joined Jacob van Campen in the decoration of the palace Honselaarsdijk belonging to Frederik Hendrik.[3] In 1635, painted after a stay in Rome, significant is the work "La Maddalena".[4] In 1656, he became regent of the godshuis "De Armen de Poth" in Amersfoort.[1]

Bor's style of painting was rather at odds with that of contemporary painters from Utrecht. He initially painted rather Caravaggisti-like history paintings, but his works fast became marked by a classicism related to that of his townsman van Campen. Through unusual compositions and primitive technique, his paintings depict strange and mysterious subjects.

Selected works

  • The Annunciation of the Virgin's Death (Dutch: De Annunciatie door Gabriël aan de Maagd van haar ophanden zijnde dood), c. 1635–1640 (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa)

Notes

  1. Haak 1996, p. 318.
  2. Brienen 2006, p. 30; Judson 1959, p. 110

References

  • Brienen, Rebecca Parker (2006). "Groningen, Amersfoort, and Amsterdam, c. 1607-1636". Visions of Savage Paradise: Albert Eckhout, Court Painter in Colonial Dutch Brazil. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-1-4294-5469-8 via Google Books.
  • Cerinotti, Angela (1999). Atlante della storia della Chiesa: Santi e Beati di ieri e di oggi: Vita di Uomini E Donne Consacrati Al Prossimo Nel Nome Della Fede, Della Speranza e Della Carità̀ [Atlas of Church History: Saints and Blesseds of Yesterday and Today: Life of Men and Women Consecrated to Others in the Name of Faith, Hope and Charity]. Colognola ai Colli (VR): Demetra. ISBN 978-8-84401316-5.
  • Haak, Bob (1996). "Jan van Bronchorst and Paulus Bor". In Willems-Treeman, Elizabeth (ed.). The Golden Age: Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. ISBN 1-55670-484-4 via Google Books.
  • Judson, Jay Richard (1959). Gerrit Van Honthorst: A Discussion of His Position in Dutch Art. Nijhoff via Google Books.
  • Liedtke, Walter A. (2007). Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. ISBN 978-1-58839-273-2 via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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