Het Gulden Cabinet

The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Free Art of Painting
Title page of the Gulden Cabinet[1]
Author(s)	Cornelis de Bie
Original title	Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-const
Country	Belgium
Language	Dutch
Subject(s)	Artist biographies
Publisher	Jan Meyssen (1662)
Publication date	1662

The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Free Art of Painting, or Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-Const, as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies and panegyrics with engraved portraits written by the 17th century notary and rederijker Cornelis de Bie. This work is considered to be a very important source of information on 17th century Southern Netherlandish artists and was later used as a source by the art historians such as Arnold Houbraken and Jacob Campo Weyerman. It was published in 1662, although the work also mentions 1661 as date of publication. Het Gulden Cabinet is part of the Basic Library of the dbnl (Database of Dutch Literature) which contains the 1000 most important works in Dutch literature from the Middle Ages to today.^[2]

Contents 1 Background and influence 2 Artists in Het Gulden Cabinet, Part I 3 Artists in Het Gulden Cabinet, Part II 4 Artists in Het Gulden Cabinet, Part III 5 Second edition 6 Notes 7 References

Background and influence

Het Gulden Cabinet is an important work in a long standing tradition of artist biographies. This tradition goes back to Pliny, but was most important during the Renaissance. In 1550, the Italian Giorgio Vasari published his Vite and Karel van Mander was the first author to introduce this genre in the Dutch language with his Schilder-boeck of 1604. Cornelis de Bie explicitly places himself in the tradition of Van Mander, but wants to give an updated version of the work.

The concept of Het Gulden Cabinet did not come from Cornelis de Bie himself, but rather from the Antwerp publisher Jan Meyssen. In 1649, Meyssen had already published Image de divers hommes in imitation of Anthony van Dyck's Iconography. Most of the portraits in Het Gulden Cabinet had, in fact, previously been published in this Image de divers hommes and few new engravings were made especially for De Bie's work.

In his work, De Bie clearly presents himself as a rederijker whose duty it is to broadcast the fame of the artists. In this, he puts himself in a tradition of which also Alexander van Fornenbergh is an exponent.

The work is divided into three parts, the first of which deals with artists who had died before De Bie's time and this part relies heavily on Van Mander's work. The second part deals with artists living at the time of De Bie and is mostly based on original research by De Bie and on the comments added to the engravings. The third part deals with living sculptors and other artists who had been omitted in the first two parts.

Artists in Het Gulden Cabinet, Part I

Adam van Noort p 37 Otto van Veen p 39 Abraham Bloemaert p 45 Tobias Verhaeght p 47 Adam Elsheimer p 49 Guido Reni p 52 Petrus Paulus Rubens p 57 Frans Snyders p 61 Guiliam Nieulandt p 63 Abraham Janssens p 65 Anthony van Dyck p 75 Gillis Mostaert p 79 Pieter Brueghel p 89 Adriaen Brouwer p 91 Gerard Seghers p 97 Lodewijk de Vadder p 98 Wenceslas Cobergher p 101 Jan Antonisz. van Ravesteyn p 102 Palamedes Palamedesz p 102 Michiel van Mierevelt p 103 Cornelis Schut p 103 Jan Snellinck p 104 Cornelis de Vos p 104 Orazio Gentileschi p 105 Andries van Eertvelt p 105 Adriaen van Utrecht p 106 Willem Backereel p 108 Gilles Backereel p 108 Jan de Wael I p 108 Joos van Craesbeeck p 109 Abraham Matthys p 110 Adam Willaerts p 111

Jean Guiliam Bouwer p 113 Nikolaus Knüpfer p 115 Jan van Bijlert p 117 Jan van Balen p 119 Roelant Savery p 125 Johannes Parcelis p 126 Jan Wildens p 126 Hendrik vander Borght the elder p 127 Jacob de Backer p 129 Paulus Moreelse p 131 Hendrick ter Brugghen p 132 Deodat del Monte p 133 Peter vande Plas p 139 Jacques Blanchard p 139 David Teniers the Elder p 140 David de Haen p 142 Vincent Malo p 143 Franciscus Perreer p 143 Jan van Hoeck p 143 Adriaen van Nieulandt the younger p 146 Peter Van Loon p 149 Padovanino p 150 Lucas Franchois p 152 Peter Franchois p 152 Peter Soutemans p 154 Pieter Neefs I p 155 Dirck van Baburen p 155 Jan Both p 156 Pietro Testa p 158 Christoffel Jacob vander Laenen p 159 David Beck p 160 Nicolaes vander Horst p 162

Johann Matthias Kager p 162 Theodor Rombouts p 163 Henrick de Clerck p 163 Anthoni Salart p 163 Gerrit van Honthorst p 164 Thomas Willeborts Bossaert p 166 Daniel van Alsloot p 168 Jacques Focquier p 168 Guiliam Mahue p 168 Pieter van Laer p 169 Bonaventura Peeters p 171 Jan Peeters p 172 Franciscus Wouters p 174 Hendrik Andriessens p 176

Artists in Het Gulden Cabinet, Part II

Daniel Seghers p 213 Jan Davidsz. de Heem p 216 Pieter Snayers p 220 Jacob van Es p 227 Adriaan van Stalbemt p 228 Lucas de Wael p 229 Cornelis de Wael p 229 Adriaan de Bie p 231 Adriaen van de Venne p 235 Paul de Vos p 236 Simon de Vos p 237 Jacques Jordaens p 238 Lucas van Uden p 240 Theodoor van Thulden p 241 Justus Sustermans p 242 Johannes Lievens p 243 Simon Vouet p 243 Gaspar de Crayer p 244 Pieter Jansz. Saenredam p 246 Abraham Willaerts p 247 Jan Thomas van Ieperen p 247 Balthasar Gerbier p 248 Salomon Koninck p 250 Justus van Egmont p 251 Carolus Creten p 251 Leonardus Bramer p 252 Jan van Bockhorst p 254 François Eyckens p 255 Jan Eyckens p 255 Peter vander Borght p 255 Cornelis Poulenbourgh p 257 Ostadi p 258 Herman Swaenvelt p 259 Hans Haringh p 259 Erasmus Quellinus p 260 Claude Lorrain p 265 Johannes Cossiers p 266 David Bally p 271 Philippe de Champaigne p 273 Alexander Andriaensen p 273 Herman Saftleven p 275 Jacob Sandraet p 276 Gerrit Dou p 277 Jan Weenix p 277 Jan van Bronckhorst p 278 Goovaert Flinck p 280 Pietro da Cortona p 280 Dirk van Delen p 281 Francesco Maltese p 282 Bartholomeus Vander Elst p 283 Jean Francisco Datsent p 283 Abraham van Diepenbeeck p 284 Giovanni Francesco Romanelli p 286 Andreas Vacar p 297

Nicolas Poussin p 297 Peter Danckerse de Ry p 288 Rembrandt p 290 Peter van Aelst p 291 Albaen p 291 Daniel van Heil p 292 Cavailler Calabres p 294 Giardino di Fiori p 295 Gaspar Du Que p 295 Andrea Sacchi p 296 Bibiano p 296 Michelangelo delle Battaglie p 297 Cornelis Janssens p 298 Jacques d'Arthois p 300 Salvator Rosa p 303 De Colonnen p 304 Jan Benedetti Castilion p 305 Hoscof p 305  Peter van Lint p 306 David Ryckaert p 308 Monsieur Hans p 311 Bernar p 311 Patel p 311 Nicolaes de Helt Stocade p 312  Karel van Mander p 314 Dominiquin p 315 Gonzales Coques p 316 Cavailler Massimo p 319 De Bruyn p 319 Luigi Primo p 320 La Hiere p 327 Peter Tysens p 328 Lanfranck p 330 Sébastien Bourdon p 333 David Teniers p 334 Johannes Fyt p 339 Robert van Hoeck p 340 Jan Baptiste van Heil p 342  Jan Philip van Thielen p 344  Maria Theresa van Thielen p 347 Anna Maria van Thielen p 347 Françoise Catharina van Thielen p 347 Johannes Coeper p 348 Franciscus de Neve p 349 Pieter Meert p 350 Anthonius Rocka p 353 Jan Peeters p 354 Peter Boel p 362 Johannes van Heck p 365 Gaspar van Eyck p 367 Jan Meel p 368 Cornelis de Heem p 369 Johannes de Duyts p 370 Jan Sibrechts p 373

Joris van Schooten p 373 Lucas Franchois p 374 Karel Dujardin p 377 Carel van Savoyen p 378 Peter van Bredael p 380 Hendrik van der Borcht II p 382 Peter Tentenier p 384 Gysbrecht de Hondecoten p 384 Peter Lely p 385 Cornelis van Berchom p 385 Jan Meyssens p 386 Nicolaes van Eyck p 388 Philippus Fruytiers p 389 Antonius Goebouw p 390 Peter de Witte p 393 Gaspar de Witte p 394 Joris van Son p 402 Frans van Mieris the Elder p 404 Franciscus Verwilt p 405 Jan Baptist van Deynum p 406 Johannes van Kessel p 409 Gysbrecht Thys p 412 Martin Ryckaert p 413 Artus Wolffort p 413 Geeraert van Hoochstadt p 413 Guiliam de Vos p 413 Maarten Pepyn p 413  Hendrik Berckmans p 414

Artists in Het Gulden Cabinet, Part III

François Duquesnoy p 442 Bernini p 445 Cornelis Danckerts de Ry p 446 Johannes van Milder p 448 Huybrecht vanden Eynden p 449 Cornelis Cort p 450 Theodorus Galle p 452 Lucas Vorstermans the Elder p 453 Dirck Coornhert p 454 Andreas Colyns de Nole p 456 Carolus de Malleri p 456 Robertus van Voors p 457 Hendrik de Keyser p 458 Cornelis Visscher p 461 Jan Sadeler p 462 Raphael Sadeler p 464 Jacobus de Breuck p 472 Jan Witdoeck p 473 Nicolaes Lauwers p 473 Jacobus Matham p 474 Boetius Adams Bolswert p 476 Schelte Adams Bolswert p 476 Johannes Baptista Barbe p 477 Jacques Francquaert p 478 Cornelis Galle the Elder p 480 Cornelius Galle the Younger p 480 Jeremias Valck p 481 Claude Melan p 481 Egidius Sadeler p 482 Cornelis Bloemaert p 485 Mattheus Mereaen p 485 Hendricus Hondius p 486 Egidius Rousselet p 490

Robert Nantuel p 491 Nicolaes Loyer p 491 Pieter de Jode I p 492 Jan Cardon p 494 Jean Le Potre p 495 Paulus Pontius p 496 Johannes Saenredam p 498 Lanfan p 499 Lucas Faydherbe p 500 Michiel Lane p 502 Alexander del Garde p 503 Artus Quellinus p 504 Michiel Natalis p 507 Bertholet Flemael p 507 Abraham Bosse p 508 Perelle p 509 Gerard van Opstal p 509 Pieter de Jode II p 510 Sebastiaen de Neve p 512 M Koesel p 512 Guiliam Gabron p 517 Charles Emanuel Biset p 518 Johannes Wierix p 520 Jeronimus Wierix p 520 Anthonius Wierix p 520 Charles Erpard p 520 François Polly p 521 Nicolaes Polly p 521 Jacques Callot p 522 Leo van Heil p 526 Lenaert van Orley p 528 Theodor Matham p 528 Peter vander Willighe p 529

Peeter Verbruggen p 530 Nicolas Pitau p 532 Jacobus Pitau p 532 Johannes van der Borght p 532 Villamena p 533 Simon Bosboom p 546 Peeter van Schuppen p 548 Francesco Fanelli p 549 Wenceslaus Hollar p 550 Franciscus vander Steen p 552 Lucas Vorsterman p 553 Jacobus Neefs p 553 Artus Quellinus II p 554 Franciscus Du Sart p 556 Anna Schuermans p 557 Catharina Peeters p 558 Johanna Vergouwen p 558 Stephanus de la Belle p 560 Coenrard Lauwers p 562

Second edition

De Bie seems to have planned a second edition of the work, but this was never published. A personal manuscript of De Bie is still extant in the Royal Library of Belgium.^[3] In this manuscript he clearly mentions his plan to have the second edition published. This manuscript is dated in 1672. The reason why it never happened is unclear, although the publisher of the first edition, Jan Meyssen had died in 1670 and it is plausible that he did not find another publisher.

Notes

References

• Digital version of the work on Google Books
• G. Lemmens, "Introduction", in: Cornelis de Bie, Het Gulden Cabinet, Soest, 1971, p. 1-15 (reprint).
• Ch. Schuckman, "Did Hendrick ter Brugghen revisit Italy? Notes from an unknown manuscript by Cornelis de Bie." in: Hoogsteder-Naumann Mercury, 4 (1986), 7-22.