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Baroque and Rococo
Nicolaes Maes
Nicolaes Maes
(bapt Dordrecht, Jan 1634; bur Amsterdam, 24 Dec 1693).
Dutch painter. The son of the prosperous Dordrecht merchant Gerrit Maes and his wife Ida Herman Claesdr., Nicolaes Maes learnt to draw from a ‘mediocre master’ (Houbraken) in his native town before he studied painting with Rembrandt in Amsterdam. His training in Rembrandt’s studio must have taken place between 1648/50 and 1653. By December 1653 Maes had settled in Dordrecht and made plans to marry, while a signed and dated picture of 1653 confirms that the 19-year-old artist had completed his training and embarked on an independent career. Maes continued to reside in Dordrecht until 1673.
Christ Blessing the Children
1652-53
Oil on canvas, 206 x 154 cm
National Gallery, London
Portrait of Four Children
1657
Oil on canvas, 150 x 112 cm
Groeninge Museum, Bruges
