Discover glass painter, draftsperson Abraham Toorenvliet (I)

Abraham Toorenvliet (I)

male / North Netherlandish

Name variations

This field records and makes accessible name variations, as found in sources. Alternate spellings, nicknames, maiden names - with or without the married name - are included in this category.

: Toorenvliet, Abraham van (I)
Torenvliet, Abraham Jacobsz.
Torenvliet, Abraham

Qualifications: glass painter, draftsperson

Nationality/school: North Netherlandish

Born: Molenwaard (hist. municipality) 1600/1617
married in 1635, must have been born before 1617 in Vuylendam, part of the present municipality Molenwaard (DTB archive Leiden, archive no. 1004, inv.no. 11, L-100)

Deceased: Leiden (city) 1692-07
buried in the Hooglandse kerk in Leiden

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: son of Jacob Torenvliet I from Vuilendam. Married 1) in Leiden on 28 June 1635 to Maria Willemsdr. van der Hulle, 2) in Leiden on 22 March 1650 to Geertruyt Dircksdr. de Somer and 3) in Leiden on 15 August 1657 to Anneken de Smet (1618-1679); father of Jacob Toorenvliet II and grandfather of Abraham Toorenvliet II

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Biographical information

Active in

Leiden (stad) 1634 - 1692
registered as apprentice in the Leiden guild of glaziers in 1634; enrolled as a master glasspainter in the glaziers guild in March 1636; with the foundation of the Leiden guild of St Luke, Toorenvliet registered there on 4 Februry 1649 and later on served as dean of the guild (Obreen 1877-1890; Naumann 1981); at the time of his marriage on 28 June 1635, he lived at the Pieterskerkhof in Leiden; in 1650 and 1657, at the time of his second and third marriage, he is recorded at the Sonneveltsteech (DTB archive Leiden, archive no. 1004, inv.no. 11, L-100, inv.no. 14, O-144v; inv.no. 16, Q-061). Live at the House at the Langebrug (Karau 2002, vol. 1, p. 261)

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Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Kouwenhorn, Pieter
recorded as apprentice ('knegh') of Pieter Pietersz. van Kouwenhooven (probably identical to Pieter Kouwenhorn) in the register of the glaziers guild in 1634 (Naumann 1981)
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Mieris, Frans van (I)
Naiveu, Matthijs
Toorenvliet, Jacob

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: heraldry

Product: leaded window

Member of

Sint-Lucasgilde (Leiden)
as off 4 February 1649 (Naumann 1981), served several times as dean

Literature

Houbraken 1718-1721 , vol. 3 (1721), p. 2, 228 (as: Abraham Torenvliet)
Von Wurzbach 1906-1911 , vol. 2 (1910), p. 716
Obreen 1877-1890 , vol. 5, p. 211
Martin 1901
Von Wurzbach 1906-1911 , vol. 1 (1906)
Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 33 (1939), p. 279
Naumann 1981 , vol. 1, p. 35-36
Karau 2002 , passim
Van Ruyven-Zeman 2011 , vol. 1, p. 24; vol. 2, p. 472-473, 484, 492, 499, 502, 559-563, 565, 575, 578, 581 592, 596-597, 600-602, 609
Horn/Van Leeuwen 2021 [Houbraken Translated]

E.J. Thomassen à Thuessink van der Hoop, 'Familieregister van Sybrand Verruwhert', De Nederlandsche Leeuw 48 (1930), p. 211-216, 241-249, 281-283

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Creation date: 1999-12-01; Last modified date: 2023-05-04

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