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THE LIFE OF
which is supposed to have occupied a period of three
years.
On quitting this master, he practised for a few
months under Peter Lastman*; and afterwards for a
similar period with Jacob Pinasf; and was, perhaps,
lastly, with Peter Van Schooten^. To which of the
above-named painters he was most indebted for infor-
mation and style, must remain a matter of opinion;
but if one may be hazarded from a comparison of their
* Peter Lastman was born at Haarlem in 1581, and, after
acquiring a knowledge of painting in his own country, went
to Italy to complete his studies. The splendid examples which
he must have seen around him in that classical country did not,
however, correct his national taste, for although he drew well,
and grouped with propriety, he knew nothing of grace and
elegance; he was, however, careful as to the propriety of
costume, and embellished his pictures with splendid vases and
costly instruments of various kinds.
Jacob Pinas was also a native of Haarlem, and born in 1597.
He went to Rome at the same time as the preceding painter,
for improvement, and like him retained much of his national
taste. He painted both history and landscape in a free and
spirited manner, accompanied with powerful effect, and done in
a deep and rich brown tone of colour.
j Peter Van Schooten. Exclusive of his productions nothing
more is known of this artist than is learnt from the history of
Leyden by Simon Van Leeuwen, in which he styles him Joris
Van Schooten, and mentions him as the instructor of Rem-
brandt. Biographers also speak of one named George, whom
they state to have been born at Leyden in 1587. These may pro-
bably allude to one and the same person. A picture, represent-
ing an elderly man giving a lecture on a globe to a youth, came
under the Writer’s inspection at Hamburgh, and both in effect
and execution it bore considerable affinity to Rembrandt, and
was signed Peter Van Schoo.
THE LIFE OF
which is supposed to have occupied a period of three
years.
On quitting this master, he practised for a few
months under Peter Lastman*; and afterwards for a
similar period with Jacob Pinasf; and was, perhaps,
lastly, with Peter Van Schooten^. To which of the
above-named painters he was most indebted for infor-
mation and style, must remain a matter of opinion;
but if one may be hazarded from a comparison of their
* Peter Lastman was born at Haarlem in 1581, and, after
acquiring a knowledge of painting in his own country, went
to Italy to complete his studies. The splendid examples which
he must have seen around him in that classical country did not,
however, correct his national taste, for although he drew well,
and grouped with propriety, he knew nothing of grace and
elegance; he was, however, careful as to the propriety of
costume, and embellished his pictures with splendid vases and
costly instruments of various kinds.
Jacob Pinas was also a native of Haarlem, and born in 1597.
He went to Rome at the same time as the preceding painter,
for improvement, and like him retained much of his national
taste. He painted both history and landscape in a free and
spirited manner, accompanied with powerful effect, and done in
a deep and rich brown tone of colour.
j Peter Van Schooten. Exclusive of his productions nothing
more is known of this artist than is learnt from the history of
Leyden by Simon Van Leeuwen, in which he styles him Joris
Van Schooten, and mentions him as the instructor of Rem-
brandt. Biographers also speak of one named George, whom
they state to have been born at Leyden in 1587. These may pro-
bably allude to one and the same person. A picture, represent-
ing an elderly man giving a lecture on a globe to a youth, came
under the Writer’s inspection at Hamburgh, and both in effect
and execution it bore considerable affinity to Rembrandt, and
was signed Peter Van Schoo.