Andries Beeckman
Dutch painter
Left image: Japanese Christian remained in Jakarta after Sakoku, c. 1656, by Andries Beeckman. Christianity indicated by the hat.
Right image: The same Japanese appears on the right, in the forefront. The Castle of Batavia by Andries Beeckman, c. 1656.
Right image: The same Japanese appears on the right, in the forefront. The Castle of Batavia by Andries Beeckman, c. 1656.
Andries Beeckman (baptized 31 August 1628, Hasselt - buried 9 August 1664, Amsterdam)[1] was a Dutch painter of the 17th century. He is especially famous for his paintings of Southeast Asia and Batavia c. 1660.[2] In 1657 he was known as Andries Beeckman from Zutphen and is last mentioned as finishing two paintings in Amsterdam in 1663.[3] An Andries Beeckman was buried on 9 August 1664 in the Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)[1]
See also
- History of Jakarta
Publication
- Menno Jonker, Erlend de Groot en Caroline de Hart, Van velerlei pluimage. Zeventiende-eeuwse waterverftekeningen van Andries Beeckman. Nijmegen, Uitgeverij Van Tilt, 2014. ISBN 9789460041341
Notes
External links
Media related to Andries Beeckman at Wikimedia Commons