Dirk van der Aa
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Dirk van der Aa (The Hague, 1731 – The Hague, February 23, 1809) was a Dutch rococo painter who is best know for his allegory.
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[edit] Life
He first apprenticed to Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to Gerrit Mes with whom he would later start a workshop; they specialized in grisaille decorative paintings. He counted Evert Morel, Cornelis Kuipers, Johan Christiaan Roedig [1] and Andries van der Aa amongst his students.
[edit] Works by Dirk van der Aa
- Allegory of Summer: Cherubs disporting in a landscape (1775), part of a pair with Allegory of Autumn view at Artnet
- Spielende Putten auf Wolken (Playing Putti on Clouds) (1773)
- An overdoor: Putti desporting on clouds by a vase on pedestal (1773) view at Artnet
- Spielende Putten, Allegorie des Sommers (Playing Putti, allegory of summer), attributed to Dirk van der Aa view at Artnet
