Herman Doomer
Herman Doomer | |
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 Herman Doomer byRembrandt(1640) inMetropolitan Museum of Art | |
| Born | 1595 |
| Died | 1650 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Herman DoomerorHermann Dommers(1595 – 14 March 1650) was aDutch Golden Agefurniture and frame-maker who is best known today for his portrait byRembrandt.[1]
Life
[edit]He was born inAnrath,near Venlo, and married Baertje Martens from Naarden in 1618. He ran a successful business in ebony-veneer furniture and frames in theKalverstraat,Gasthuismolensteeg and Hartenstraat.[2][3][4]By 1625 Doomer already played a prominent role within the group of Amsterdam ebony workers.[5]At times he collaborated withPieter QuastandJohannes Lutma.From 1641 he used coloredbaleen.[6]
He was very inventive in his use of material, for example, baleen or whalebone, which was pressed in a metal mould. He also used different types of tropical wood, which he decorated with images or fine marquetry ofmother-of-pearland ivory.[7]
Doomer was buried atNieuwezijds Kapelas his widow (1596-1678).
His sonLambert Doomer,a landscape painter, assisted the mother in the business.[8]He inherited both portraits and made copies for his siblings.[9]
Pendant portrait
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Gasthuismolensteeg 11 top -
Gasthuismolensteeg 13 top -
Portrait of Baertje Martens,St.Petersburg,Hermitage.
Furniture
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An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number BK-1975-81. -
A tulip-themed ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam -
Detail of an engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted as such and sold by Dutch dealer Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted as such and sold by Dutch dealer Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023. -
An ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam.
References
[edit]- ^Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Band 1 by Walter A. Liedtke, Metropolitan Museum of Art, p.604-612
- ^I.H. van Eeghen, 'Baertjen Martens en Herman Doomer', Maandblad Amstelodamum 43 (1956), p. 133-137
- ^Baarsen, Reinier (1996)."Herman Doomer, Ebony Worker in Amsterdam".The Burlington Magazine.138(1124): 739–749.ISSN0007-6287.
- ^"Herman Doomer".Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen(in Dutch).Retrieved26 March2024.
- ^"A rare cupboard attributed to Herman Doomer".phoogendijk.Retrieved26 March2024.
- ^(2010) In: Bulletin van de vereniging rembrandt Jaargang 20 n0 1, p. 19-22
- ^https://gallerease /nl/kunstenaars/herman-doomer__81265b2f7bfd
- ^"RKD Research".research.rkd.nl.Retrieved26 March2024.
- ^"Herman Doomer (1595–1650), Rembrandt's Frame-Maker | Art UK".artuk.org.Retrieved26 March2024.
External links
[edit]- https:// rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/artists/herman-doomer
- https:// rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1978-188
- https:// phoogendijk /Furniture/A-rare-cupboard-attributed-to-Herman-Doomer
- https:// codart.nl/acquisitions/rijksmuseum-acquires-monumental-ebony-cabinet-by-herman-doomer/
- https://zebregsroell /product/herman-doomer-cabinet
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