Discover painter, draftsperson, court painter Michiel Carrée

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: Caree, Maghiel
Caree, Michel
Caree, Michiel
Caree, Miggiel
Carré, Michiel
Karé, Michiel

Qualifications: painter, draftsperson, court painter, print artist, director of academy

Nationality/school: North Netherlandish

Born: The Hague (city) 1657-09/1657-09-21
baptized on 21 September 1657

Deceased: Alkmaar (place) 1727-10-03
he died on 3 October 1727 (Jager 2016, p. 290); he was buried on 5 October 1727

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: Son of the Antwerp painter Franciscus Carré (1630-1669) and Geertruyt Buys (died after 1681). He was married to Antonia Steen (1661-1726) in Amsterdam on 29 March 1686. Between 1687 and 1691 they had three sons baptized. Their son Hendrick Carrée II (died 1727) and daughter Alida (died 1747) were also painters (the latter mainly of fans).

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Haarlem (stad)
He must have been in Haarlem as he is reported by Van Gool to have been trained by Berchem (Jager 2016, p. 289).
Den Haag (stad) 1675 - 1686
documented as an artist in The Hague 1686 (Obreen)
Amsterdam (stad) 1686 - 1692
Married Antonia Steen in March 1686 and lived with her on Utrechtsestraat. He is not mentioned as a member of the Guild till 1692, when he is mentioned with his own studio (Jager 2016, p. 289).
Londen (Engeland) 1692 - 1695
Met here a.o. Jan Wyck and Pieter Roestraeten; Houbraken states Carrée was in England in 1695 (Houbraken 1719, p. 191). According to Van Gool he did not meet with success there.
Den Haag (stad) 1695 - 1697
On 12 September 1695 he payed his dues to the Guild and member of the drawing academy (Obreen 1877-1890, vol. 5, p. 143; Jager 2016, p. 289).
Berlijn 1697 - 1713
Active at the court of Elector Friedrich III from 1697/98 onwards as successor of Abraham Jansz. Begeijn as Court Painter. In 1702 he became private painter for king Friedrich I of Prussia, what he remained till the king's death in 1713 (Von Wurzbach 1906).
Amsterdam (stad) 1713
According to Van Gool he had a very bad time in Amsterdam, as he had to work for stingy art dealers (Jager 2016, p. 289-290).
Alkmaar (plaats) 1725 - 1727-10-03
enrolled in the Alkmaar Guild of St Luke 1725

Teacher at academy/university: Königliche Akademie der Künste (Berlijn)
served as the director several times

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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.: Berchem, Nicolaes
Carré, Hendrik (I)
Jager 2016
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.: Visscher, Johannes

De Visscher is mentioned by Houbraken
Follower of: Berchem, Nicolaes
Influence on This field specifies the artists influenced by the artist in question, without there being question of an educational setting or servile following.: Stockmann, 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.: history (genre), italianate

Medium/technique: oil paint

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Literature

Houbraken 1718-1721 , vol. 2 (1719), p. 17-18, 75, 191, 263; vol. 3 (1721), p. 77 (as: Michiel Carée or Carree; in vol. 2, p.17-18 Houbraken confuses him with his brother Hendrick. Carrée informed Houbraken about Jacob de Wet and the paintress Rozee (Jager 2016, p. 289).)
Van Gool 1750-1751 , vol. 1, p. 125, vol. 2, p. 501
Van der Aa 1852-1878 , vol. 3 (1858), p. 207-208 (as: Michiel Carré)
Obreen 1877-1890 , vol. 2, p. 33, vol. 5, p. 143, vol. 6, p. 341-345
Hofstede de Groot 1893 (Quellenstudien) , p. 61-63 (as: Michiel Carré)
Von Wurzbach 1906-1911 , vol. 1 (1906), p. 246
Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 6 (1912), p. 68
Bredius 1915-1921 , vol. 6 (1919), p. 1903-1909
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 231, 262, 406, 411 (as: Michael Carrée)
Witt Checklist 1978
Van der Willigen/De Kinkelder (typescript 1993/1998)
Saur 1992- , vol. 16 (1997), p. 583
Buijsen/Dumas et al. 1998 , p. 293 (erroneously mentioning that work by this artist is no longer extant)
Kollmann 2000 , p. 165
Groenendijk 2008 , p. 181
Jager 2016 , p. 288-291
Horn/Van Leeuwen 2021 [Houbraken Translated]

A. Humbert, K.H. Heinecken (eds.), Nachrichten von Künstlern und Kunst-Sachen, Leipzig 1768, p. 22-23
P. Haverkorn van Rysewyk, 'François Carree en zijne zonen', Obreen vol. 6 (1884-1887), p. 398-345

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Project: Inventory Decorative Interior Paintings in the Netherlands (1600-1940)
Gerson Digital : Germany
Gerson Digital : United Kingdom

External links: Heinecken 1768
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Creation date: 1991-11-27; Last modified date: 2023-05-16

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