Barend van Someren

Barend van Someren (1572, Antwerp – 1632, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Karel van Mander, he married and brought back the daughter of Aert Mijtens after he returned from Italy.[1] He was a good painter who arranged his subjects well.[1] He was the brother of Paul van Somer I.[1]

According to Houbraken he was the van Zomeren who took in Adriaen Brouwer after he fled Frans Hals' workshop to try his luck in Amsterdam.[2] His son was the painter Hendrick van Someren.[2]

According to the RKD he was the pupil of Aert Mijtens in Rome and married his daughter Leonora Mijtens.[3] His pupils were his son Hendrick, Daniël van den Bremden, and Willem Cornelisz Duyster.[3] He is known for historical allegories and landscapes.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c (Dutch) Bernaert van Somer in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b (Dutch) Van Zomeren in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. ^ a b c Barend van Someren in the RKD