Ezaias Terwesten

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Ezaias Terwesten
Born1661 (1661)
The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died1724 (aged 62–63)
Rome, Papal States
Known forPainting
Notable work
  • Allegory of the Arts
MovementBaroque

Ezaias Terwesten (1661–1724) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.

Biography

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Terwesten was born in The Hague. According to Houbraken he was two years younger than his brother Augustinus Terwesten who was his first teacher, along with his brother Mattheus.[1] He travelled to Rome, joined the Bentvueghels, and received the bent "Paradysvogel" (Bird of Paradise).[1]

As well as Paradysvogel, he was also known by the pseudonym "Den Brander", and signed his Christian name Esayas, not Ezaias.[2] He is often confused with a brother of the same name who was born 10 years before Terwesten's birth and who died early.[2] He travelled to Rome in 1694 in the service of Prince-elector Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, got married, and remained there for the rest of his life.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Elias Terwesten Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b c Ezaias Terwesten in the RKD
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