74:
20:
89:, which further inspired him. While early works by Brondgeest have been produced with water-based paint, he switched in 1809 on the advice of his friend and tutor Van Troostwijk to oil-based paint, with success. Thanks to his collections and his art trade, he had a relatively unrestricted access to art from that period, and could study this extensively, which he happily did. He studied the 17th-century master
96:
Every year
Brondgeest spent several weeks in natural environments to paint landscapes. When later in his life he had less time because of his thriving business, he painted less and he switched to river views (because he couldn't take the time any longer to visit the landscapes), which also received
57:
Brondgeest collected and studied art from the 17th century and got his inspiration from those works. His paintings were not his primary source of income, but he was a trader and came from a reasonably wealthy family, which was at first not very pleased with the artistic ambitions of young
Albertus.
62:. His business went so well, that he was able to buy a country house, "Vlietzorg". Besides that he held several governance positions, which made him a wealthy and influential person. He passed his time in artistic circles, also during his study trips abroad (Germany, France and England).
121:(A view within a Dutch city, at sunlight, with a significant "stoffaadje"). In 1839 he was recognized by the city government of The Hague with a silver medal for his submission to an exhibition there. He was a member of the Amsterdam drawing society
84:
At a young age, interested in drawing, Brondgeest received guidance of Van Os (a cattle and landscape painter who recently moved to
Amsterdam), who later became his friend. After a few years of his education, he studied the landscapes of
113:
Brondgeest submitted paintings to several exhibitions which were accepted on multiple occasions, at least from 1813 until 1818. In 1814 Brondgeest won a golden medal by the
Society
73:
19:
172:
97:
wide recognition and appreciation. However, he also received recognition for his drawings, besides of his paintings. Some of his work is on display in the
93:
and
Italian and German masters. He also was able to extend his studies because of his involvement in art auctions of several important print collections.
226:
281:
41:, 2 October 1786 – Amsterdam, 30 July 1849) was a Dutch art trader, drawer and painter, primarily known for his landscapes. He was a pupil of
256:
130:
126:
276:
46:
261:
58:
In 1817 he opened his own art trade, which he made good business with. He shared his business at least for a while with
134:
238:
122:
42:
214:
271:
266:
90:
27:
65:
In 1828, he married Anna
Barbara Ratelband and had three sons and three daughters with her.
191:
119:
Een gezigt binnen eene
Nederlandsche stad, bij zonnedaglicht, met behoorlijke stoffaadje
98:
250:
114:
59:
203:
86:
38:
152:
102:
125:(without law or motto). He was a member of the Fourth Class of the
72:
18:
227:
131:
Koninklijke
Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
129:(Royal Dutch Institute) from 1816 onwards and of the
225:Roeland van Eijnden and Adriaan van der Willigen,
194:, including an Im Memoriam of Brondgeest] (Dutch)
133:(Royal Academy of Visual Arts Amsterdam) and the
187:
185:
183:
181:
8:
173:Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden
145:
192:meeting report by the Royal Institute
7:
167:
165:
163:
161:
78:Het IJ voor Amsterdam in de Winter
14:
135:Koninklijke Academie te Antwerpen
127:Koninklijk Nederlandsch Instituut
282:19th-century Dutch male artists
117:in Amsterdam with his painting
47:Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk
1:
137:(Royal Academy of Antwerp).
257:19th-century Dutch painters
26:(Summer), a landscape near
298:
45:, but also studied with
277:Painters from Amsterdam
81:
43:Pieter Gerardus van Os
31:
76:
22:
123:Zonder Wet of Spreuk
80:(1823; oil on cavas)
262:Dutch male painters
204:Biografisch portaal
35:Albertus Brondgeest
239:KNAW on Brondgeest
91:Rembrandt van Rijn
82:
32:
215:cultuurarchief.nl
153:RKD on Brondgeest
289:
242:
236:
230:
223:
217:
212:
206:
201:
195:
189:
176:
171:A.J.van der Aa,
169:
156:
150:
30:. Oil on canvas.
297:
296:
292:
291:
290:
288:
287:
286:
247:
246:
245:
237:
233:
224:
220:
213:
209:
202:
198:
190:
179:
170:
159:
151:
147:
143:
111:
71:
55:
17:
12:
11:
5:
295:
293:
285:
284:
279:
274:
269:
264:
259:
249:
248:
244:
243:
231:
218:
207:
196:
177:
157:
144:
142:
139:
110:
107:
99:Teylers Museum
70:
67:
54:
51:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
294:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
254:
252:
240:
235:
232:
229:p.274 (Dutch)
228:
222:
219:
216:
211:
208:
205:
200:
197:
193:
188:
186:
184:
182:
178:
174:
168:
166:
164:
162:
158:
154:
149:
146:
140:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
115:Felix Meritis
108:
106:
104:
100:
94:
92:
88:
79:
75:
68:
66:
63:
61:
60:Ferdinand Bol
52:
50:
48:
44:
40:
36:
29:
25:
21:
16:Dutch painter
234:
221:
210:
199:
148:
118:
112:
95:
83:
77:
64:
56:
34:
33:
23:
272:1849 deaths
267:1786 births
175:p.1391-1392
109:Recognition
87:Jan Hulswit
251:Categories
141:References
39:Amsterdam
28:Gildehaus
241:(Dutch)
155:(Dutch)
103:Haarlem
24:Zomer
69:Work
53:Life
101:in
253::
180:^
160:^
105:.
49:.
37:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.