Artist
Jürgen Ovens
German, 1623–1678
Jürgen Ovens was a German Dutch Golden Age painter. 15 works are cataloged here, principally at Rijksmuseum, most of them oil paintings. Jürgen Ovens was born in Tönning.
Portrait of a Woman
A couple with six children
Hendrik van Halmale with his Horse and Groom
Hercules and Envy
Jan Amos Comenius (Komensky) (1592-1670). Czech humanist and pedagogue. Exiled as a leader of the Moravian or Bohemian Brethren and settled in Amsterdam in 1656
Cornelis Nuyts (1574-1661). Amsterdam merchant
Jürgen Ovens (1623 – 9 December 1678), also known as Georg, or Jurriaen Ovens whilst in the Netherlands, was a portrait painter and art-dealer from North Frisia and, according to Arnold Houbraken, a pupil of Rembrandt. He is best known for his painting in the city hall of Amsterdam and paintings for the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp for whom he worked for more than 30 years, also as an art dealer.
Works by Jürgen Ovens
- Portrait of a Woman
- A couple with six children
- Hendrik van Halmale with his Horse and Groom
- Hercules and Envy
- Jan Amos Comenius (Komensky) (1592-1670). Czech humanist and pedagogue. Exiled as a leader of the Moravian or Bohemian Brethren and settled in Amsterdam in 1656
- Cornelis Nuyts (1574-1661). Amsterdam merchant
Portrait of Jan Amos Comenius
Portrait of Mr. Jan Bernd Schaep (1633-1666)
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