Nicolaes Maes UniverseSilent interiors, domestic narratives and elegant portraits make Nicolaes Maes one of Rembrandt's most inventive students.
1634 - 1693Life and career
Dordrecht, Rembrandt workshop, Amsterdam and Dutch merchant clienteleMain homes
Rembrandt's school, domestic scene, portrait, biblical history, oil on canvas, chiaroscuro, genre drawing and paintingPractical
°2,500Paintings, portraits, domestic scenes, biblical subjects, drawings, studies, commissions, studio work and lost works created, overall estimate
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1634 -1693 · Dordrecht, Amsterdam and Rembrandt school
Silent interiors, domestic narratives and elegant portraits make Nicolaes Maes one of Rembrandt's most inventive students.
Nicolaes Maes was born in Dordrecht in 1634 and died in Amsterdam in 1693. In the late 1640s he joined Rembrandt's studio and became one of his most accomplished students. From this master he retains concentrated light, deep browns, broad touch and the ability to transform a biblical story into human drama. Abraham sending Hagar and Ishmael back, dated 1653 and kept at the Met, is his first dated work: Abraham's reassuring gesture of Hagar and Ishmael, dated 1653 and kept at the Met, is his first dated work: Abraham's reassuring gesture contrasts with the lowered gaze of Hagar and the child, giving the expulsion the force of a family separation. Returning to Dordrecht, Maes invented intimate domestic scenes in the mid-1650s which would influence Pieter de Hooch and the delft painters. In Young Woman Peeling Apples or The Lacemaker, work, silence and light construct an everyday morality; a few red accents connect figures and objects. From 1656, he turned to portraiture and ended up devoting himself almost exclusively to it. Dutch merchants and notables then gained an elegance inspired by Van Dyck, without losing the precision of the resemblance. Installed in Amsterdam in 1673, Maes became one of the most sought-after portrait painters of his generation. Installed in Amsterdam in 1673, Maes then gained an elegance inspired by Van Dyck, without losing the precision of the resemblance. Installed in Amsterdam in 1673, Maes became one of the most sought-after portrait painters of his generation. The "Nicolaes Maes" selection notably compares Abraham sending Hagar and Ishmael and Young Woman Peeling Apples. His reading favors movement.
Maes knows how to make an interior a silent theater: the light reveals the daily gesture, the look of the model and everything that remains implicit between the figures.
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Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Dordrecht, Amsterdam and Rembrandt's workshop
Chiaroscuro, biblical story and human emotion unite in the first ambitious works. This milestone sheds light on the "Nicolaes Maes" collection by favoring movement.
Domestic interiors and gender innovation
Work, sleep, listening and indiscretion transform the Dutch house into a moral scene.
Portrait, elegance and success in Amsterdam
A large clientele seeks precise resemblance enriched with more worldly poses and settings.
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Inner light
A side source cuts face, hand and object in warm browns inherited from Rembrandt. This line guides a reading of "Nicolaes Maes" centered on movement.
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Daily gesture
Peeling, sewing or reading becomes the center of a calm and immediately understandable narration.
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Narrative silence
Door, gaze and distance between the figures suggest a story that the viewer must complete.
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Elegance of the portrait
Curtain, column and costume give the model a worldly distinction without sacrificing resemblance.
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Six readings specific to Nicolaes Maes
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Nicolaes Maes.
Met, 165301
Abraham sending away Hagar and Ishmael
Restrained gestures and lowered glances transform the biblical story into a deeply human family separation.
Landmark work by Nicolaes Maes. Reading of "Nicolaes Maes" through movement.Domestic interior02
Young woman peeling apples
The absorbed gesture, the modest objects and the warm light give daily work a silent dignity.
Landmark work by Nicolaes MaesMet, circa 165603
The Lacemaker
The young mother works with concentration while the child looks at the viewer, connected to her by red accents.
Landmark work by Nicolaes MaesPortrait of maturity04
Portrait of Hermanus Amija
The costume, pose and worldly decor give the merchant a new elegance without erasing his resemblance.
Landmark work by Nicolaes MaesStyle05
Inner light
A side source cuts face, hand and object in warm browns inherited from Rembrandt. This line guides a reading of "Nicolaes Maes" centered on movement.
Reading key for Nicolaes MaesStyle06
Daily gesture
Peeling, sewing or reading becomes the center of a calm and immediately understandable narration.
Reading key for Nicolaes Maes
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