Cornelis Kruseman (Dutch pronunciation:[kɔrˈneːlɪsˈkrysəˌmɑn]; 25 September 1797 – 14 November 1857) was a Dutchpainter, draughtsman, etcher, lithographer, silhouettist, paper-cut artist, and art collector.[1] His works included portraits,[2] biblical scenes, and depictions of Italian peasant life.[3]
Kruseman continued to live in Amsterdam until he travelled to Paris and Italy in 1821.[2] He remained in Italy for four years, working with and learning from artists Jean-Victor Schnetz and Louis Léopold Robert.[3] In 1825, after his return to the Netherlands, he settled in The Hague. In 1826 he published a travel account of his journey to Italy, entitled Aanteekeningen van C. Kruseman, betrekkelijk deszelfs kunstreis en verblijf in Italië.
On 3 October 1832 he married Henriette Angelique Meijer. In 1841 he left for Italy again, and remained there until 1848.[2] Thus he is also called the "Italian Kruseman".[4] From 1847 to 1854 he lived in The Hague, and after that in Lisse until his death.[2]
Kruseman died at the age of 60 on 14 November 1857 in Lisse.[1]
Kruseman's oeuvre consists of portraits, biblical subjects and Italian scenes. He also painted a self-portrait in 1812, which hangs in the Museum Van Loon in Amsterdam.[5][6] His painting 'The Legend' is on view in Teylers MuseuminHaarlem.
Tower near the water (before 1850)
Winterlandscape with people and cows (before 1850)
Mother and child (before 1850)
Interior with Sofie and Henriëtte Lotzen and the painter Kruseman, playing the guitar (1814)
Man with a pipe (1817)
Portrait of Constant Gauttier Cathérine François Ising (before 1850)
In 1917, a street, the Cornelis Krusemanstraat, was named after him in Amsterdam, in 1954 in Eindhoven, and in 1956 in Leeuwarden. The Krusemanstraat in Ede was also named after Cornelis Kruseman, in 1981.
In 1996, Mrs J.M.C. Ising (19 July 1899 – 6 October 1996), a descendant of Johannes Diederik Kruseman (16 March 1794 – 13 January 1861), the brother of Cornelis Kruseman, established the foundationCornelis Kruseman - J.M.C. Ising Stichting, the Cornelis Kruseman Stichting for short. The foundation's objective is to gain more recognition for the work of Cornelis Kruseman and his painting relatives.
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