The world of Samuel van HoogstratenSilent interiors, misleading perspectives and sacred stories reveal in Samuel van Hoogstraten a painter-theoretician fascinated by the powers of illusion.
1627 - 1678Life and career
Dordrecht, Amsterdam, Vienna, Rome, London and European court networksMain homes
Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt, trompe l'oeil, perspective, interior, portrait, history, oil, drawing, engraving, poetry and theoryPractical
°1,000Paintings, portraits, interiors, trompe l'oeil, drawings, engravings, perspectivist boxes, writings, lost works and created works, overall estimate
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1627 -1678 · Dordrecht, Rembrandt and Dutch illusion
Silent interiors, misleading perspectives and sacred stories reveal in Samuel van Hoogstraten a painter-theoretician fascinated by the powers of illusion.
Samuel van Hoogstraten was born in Dordrecht in 1627 and died there in 1678. He received the first rudiments from his father, Dirk van Hoogstraten, then joined Rembrandt's studio in Amsterdam around 1642. Portrait, history scene, interior, trompe-l'oeil and perspective became for him so many means of exploring the capacity of painting to convince the eye. He traveled in the 1650s to Vienna, Rome and London, observing European courts and disseminating virtuoso art adapted to collectors. He traveled to the 1650s in Vienna, Rome and London, observing European courts and disseminating virtuoso art adapted to collectors. He traveled to the 1650s in Vienna, Rome and London, observing European courts and disseminating virtuoso art adapted to collectors. The Slippers opened a series of pieces without a main character: door, broom, painting, tiles and abandoned shoes tell of a human presence through absence. The depth is there constructed with theatrical precision, while ordinary objects become moral and narrative clues. The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin shows another side of his practice: a sacred scene regulated by light, interior space and gesture. Hoogstraten also creates perspectivist boxes and trompe l'oeil where letters, scissors or objects seem to come out of the medium. Writer, poet and theorist, in 1678 he published his Inleyding tot by Hooge Schoole der Schilderkonst, a major treatise which preserves precious memories of Rembrandt and defines the intellectual ambitions of painting. His work therefore unites optical experimentation, story and reflection on the profession. The "Samuel van Hoogstraten" selection notably compares The Slippers and The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin. His reading favors drawing.
Hoogstraten transforms perspective into a story: an open door, a slipper or a ray of light is enough to make space act.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Dordrecht and Rembrandt's workshop
Family training then apprenticeship in Amsterdam put portrait, history and chiaroscuro at the heart of his practice. This milestone sheds light on the "Samuel van Hoogstraten" collection, favoring drawing.
Vienna, Rome, London and illusion
Travels, courses and collectors stimulate trompe l'oeil, perspectives and demonstrations of virtuosity.
Dordrecht, painting and theory
Interiors, portraits and a great treatise from 1678 bring together workshop experience and intellectual ambition.
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Deep perspective
Doors, thresholds and successive pieces lead the gaze far into the image. This line guides a reading of "Samuel van Hoogstraten" centered on drawing.
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Absent presence
Abandoned objects and domestic traces suggest residents who have just left the scene.
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Scholarly illusion
Trompe-l'oeil and optical box show that seeing is already interpreting.
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Painter-theoretician
The practice nourishes written reflection on imitation, hierarchy of genres and training of the painter.
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Six readings specific to Samuel van Hoogstraten
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Samuel van Hoogstraten.
Interior enigma01
Slippers
Open thresholds, brooms and abandoned shoes transform an empty interior into a silent story.
Landmark work by Samuel van Hoogstraten. Reading of "Samuel van Hoogstraten" through drawing.Sacred light02
The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin
Light and interior architecture give the ad a calm, carefully staged gravity.
Landmark work by Samuel van HoogstratenStyle03
Deep perspective
Doors, thresholds and successive pieces lead the gaze far into the image. This line guides a reading of "Samuel van Hoogstraten" centered on drawing.
Reading key for Samuel van HoogstratenStyle04
Absent presence
Abandoned objects and domestic traces suggest residents who have just left the scene.
Reading key for Samuel van HoogstratenStyle05
Scholarly illusion
Trompe-l'oeil and optical box show that seeing is already interpreting.
Reading key for Samuel van HoogstratenStyle06
Painter-theoretician
The practice nourishes written reflection on imitation, hierarchy of genres and training of the painter.
Reading key for Samuel van Hoogstraten
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