David de Haen

David de Haen (1585, Amsterdam – 1622, Rome), was a Dutch Caravaggesque painter and draughtsman, active in Rome between 1615 and 1622.

David de Haen
Self portrait (1617-1619), oil on canvas, 65.8 x 51 cm, private collection
Born1585
Amsterdam
Died(1622-08-08)August 8, 1622
Palazzo Giustiniani[1]
Rome
NationalityDutch
Known forpainting
MovementCaravaggisti
Patron(s)Pietro Cussida
Vincenzo Giustiniani

Biography

David was born in Amsterdam and moved to Rome at a young age where he would remain the rest of his life.[2] He worked with Dirk van Baburen in Rome on the decoration of the chapel of the Pietà in the church of San Pietro in Montorio (1617–20).[3] In 1619 and the spring of 1620 de Haen and van Baburen were living in the same house in the Roman parish of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte.[4] He was a follower of Caravaggio and painted religious and historical paintings[5]

References
  1. Fokker, T.H. (1927). "Twee Nederlandsche navolgers van Caravaggio te Rome". Oud Holland (in Dutch). 44: 131–137. doi:10.1163/187501727X00183. JSTOR 42722571.
  2. Biographical details in the Larousse encyclopedie
  3. Slatkes, Leonard (1966). "David de Haen and Dirck van Baburen in Rome". Oud Holland. 81 (3): 173–186. doi:10.1163/187501766X00270. JSTOR 42711371.
  4. Leonard J. Slatkes. "Baburen, Dirck van." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 22 Nov. 2013
  5. David de Haen in the RKD
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