Thursday, October 7, 2021

Dirck de Bray (Versatility in Haarlem)

Dirck de Bray
Flowers in a White Stone Vase
1671
oil on panel
National Gallery, London

Dirck de Bray
Still Life with Bouquet in the Making
1674
oil on panel
Mauritshuis, The Hague

Dirck de Bray
Flowers in a Glass Vase
1674
oil and watercolor on paper
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray
Still Life with Dead Hare and Falcon in a Niche
1678
oil on canvas
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Dirck de Bray and/or Salomon de Bray
Bookshop Interior
ca. 1656
drawing
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray and/or Salomon de Bray
Bookshop Interior
ca. 1656
drawing
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray and/or Salomon de Bray
Frame Maker's Shop
ca. 1656
drawing
British Museum

Dirck de Bray and/or Salomon de Bray
Frame Maker's Shop
ca. 1656
drawing
British Museum

Dirck de Bray
Ruins of Brederode Castle
1674
etching
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray
Instruments of the Passion
1677
woodcut
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray after Jan de Bray
Christ on the Cross
before 1680
woodcut
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray
Head of a Bearded Man
before 1680
etching
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray
Portrait of Willem Bartjens
ca. 1660
woodcut
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Dirck de Bray after Jan de Bray
Portrait of Salomon de Bray
1664
engraving
Teylers Museum, Haarlem

Dirck de Bray
Self Portrait
ca. 1660
etching
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

"Dirck de Bray was born in Haarlem, the son of the painter and architect, Salomon de Bray [and younger brother of the better-known painter Jan de Bray].  Dirck de Bray spent his entire career in Haarlem.  In 1656 he became a bookbinder's assistant, but at the same time, according to Houbraken, he also made sketches after his father's paintings.  He was also a skilled printmaker, in etching and particularly in woodcut.  He entered the Guild of St. Luke in 1671, but in the late 1670s he entered the Gaesdonck monastery near Goch in Brabant and served there as a lay brother until his death."

 – from a biographical sketch at the National Gallery, London