Oeuvre Catalogues
For almost thirty years, my research has focused on a group of Dutch painters that were all born around the turn of the 17th century and are the only painters who made the guardroom scene (Dutch: Kortegaerd or Cortegaerdje) a significant part of their oeuvre. They also painted merry companies (Dutch: Vrolijk Gezelschap) and portraits, and some of them engaged in other branches of painting too. My book Soldiers at Leisure: The Guardroom Scene in Dutch Genre Painting of the Golden Age (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2010) is in a way an introduction to these painters as individuals and as a group. Due to the similarities in style and subject matter between them, their oeuvres and biographies were often confused, and there was a need to study them as a group and then divide their output into separate oeuvres. I created a database for each artist that contains a list of all of their works, data from auctions, biographical information and also a file with information on each work of art. During the years, I made dozens of trips and studied hundreds of their paintings at first hand.
Jacob Duck (c.1600–1667)
Was active in Utrecht and painted mainly genre themes—guardroom and brothel scenes—in a unique style which reveals a large debt to the Utrecht Caravaggisti. In 2017 I published his oeuvre catalogue that includes 157 paintings secured to him and various others. Since then, and as of May 2024, five more paintings that can be secured to him have resurfaced. In a few years, I intend to publish an addendum to the catalogue.
If you have any details about paintings by Jacob Duck which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Pieter Codde (1599–1678)
Was active in Amsterdam and specialized in painting figures, i.e., portraits, genre topics and histories. He came from a well-to-do family and was a charismatic and influential painter. He played a central role in the creation of the guardroom scene and in the assimilation of the merry company in his city. In 2020 I published his oeuvre catalogue that includes 148 paintings secured to him and various others. Since then, and as of May 2024, two more paintings that can be secured (and a few more that are related) to him have resurfaced. In a few years, I intend to publish an addendum to the catalogue. If you have any details about paintings by Pieter Codde which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Simon Kick (1603–1652)
Was active in Amsterdam and specialized in painting figures, mainly portraits and genre topics. He was married to the sister of the painter Willem Duyster (mentioned below) and probably continued the latter’s studio activity after his premature death. His figures are always striking for being monumental and well characterized. In 2020 I published his oeuvre catalogue that includes 34 paintings secured to him and various others. Since then, and as of May 2024, three more paintings that can be secured to him have resurfaced. In a few years, I intend to publish an addendum to the catalogue. If you have any details about paintings by Simon Kick which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Anthonie Palamedes (1602–1673)
Was active in Delft and specialized in painting figures, mainly portraits and genre themes. He was a prolific and successful painter who served a few terms as the dean of the guild of painters. His paintings are particularly lovely and delicate and were appropriately dubbed by an anonymous auctioneer as “sweetly painted and highly finished”. In 2024, I published his oeuvre catalogue, which includes 288 paintings secured to him and numerous others. This is by far the most extensive catalogue that I have published so far. When the book was in print, I learned of a painting by Palamedes that I did not know about and which was therefore not included in the book, unfortunately. In the future, I intend to publish an addendum to the catalogue. If you have any details about paintings by Anthonie Palamedes which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Willem Duyster (1599–1635)
Was active in Amsterdam and specialized in painting figures, mainly portraits and genre topics. He was a relative of Simon Kick and a close friend of Pieter Codde and therefore mentioned often in the monographs I published on these two painters (mentioned above).
Duyster was already highly appreciated in his lifetime due to his wonderful ability to describe materials, and even today he is highly valued among researchers, collectors and members of the art trade. His figures are particularly introspective and therefore many of his paintings are very enigmatic. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of works by Willem Duyster, and I am currently looking into the best platform to publish it. I have completed collecting the material for the catalogue, and my database includes 52 paintings secured to him and all together almost 100 works of art associated with him. If you have any details about paintings by Willem Duyster which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Pieter Quast (1605–1647)
Was active in Amsterdam and The Hague and specialized in painting figures, mainly portraits and genre themes. Quast is a very original artist, who created a special combination of scenes from the life of soldiers (Dutch: Soldatenleven) and scenes on traditional subjects from the life of peasants (Dutch: Boerenleven). Unlike the other artists in this group, he was actually more of a draughtsman than a painter, and he has a very large body of drawings and prints made after his designs. He was a very prolific artist and his oeuvre is the largest among the artists included in this research. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of his works. I am in advanced stages of collecting the materials for the catalogue, and my database currently includes 147 paintings secured to him and 72 others; 8 reliefs, 360 drawings, 147 prints—altogether a total of 734 works of art. If you have any details about works of art by Pieter Quast which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Dirk Stoop (c.1618–c.1685)
and Maerten Stoop (c.1620/22–1647)
Maerten Stoop was active in Utrecht and was influenced by both Jacob Duck and Nicolaes Knüpfer. He painted guardroom scenes and other genre topics but since he died at an early age, his oeuvre is limited and split into numerous sub-genres. Therefore, it was pointless to publish a catalogue raisonné devoted solely to his work. Since his brother Dirk Stoop was a successful and interesting painter, I decided to work on a double catalogue devoted to both of them. It will also include a discussion of the paintress Marianna van der Stoop (active 1680–1720), who was probably Dirk’s daughter. Dirk Stoop was active in Utrecht, Lisbon, London and Halberstadt. He was a versatile painter who painted Italianate landscapes, battle scenes, grotto interiors and panoramic scenes. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of their works. I am in advanced stages of collecting the material for the catalogue of Maerten Stoop, and my database includes 49 paintings secured to him, 16 others and 4 drawings. I am in the early stages of collecting the material for the catalogue of Dirk Stoop, and my database currently includes 133 paintings secured to him, 22 drawings and 63 prints after his designs. If you have any details about works of art by Dirk Stoop or Maerten Stoop which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning these two painters and their oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Pieter Potter (c. 1597/1600–1652)
Father of the famous painter Paulus Potter, he was active in Leiden and Amsterdam and painted guardroom scenes as well as other genre topics, histories, still-lifes, battle scenes and more. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of his works. I am in advanced stages of collecting the material for the catalogue and my database currently includes 106 paintings secured to him and 36 others as well as 15 prints after his designs. If you have any details about paintings by Pieter Potter which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Jan Olis (c.1610–1676)
He was a versatile painter who painted guardroom scenes, merry companies and other genre themes as well as portraits, still-lifes and more. He was active in Dordrecht and Heusden. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of his works. I am in advanced stages of collecting the material for the catalogue, and my database currently includes 121 paintings secured to him and 44 others as well as 7 prints after his designs. If you have any details about works of art by Jan Olis which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Benjamin Cuyp (1612–1652)
Was a member of a famous family of painters from Dordrecht that also included Jacob Cuyp and Albert Cuyp. He painted mainly genre topics and histories in a unique broad style influenced by Rembrandt. In 1979 and 1980, the art historian Ildiko Ember published a two-part article about Benjamin Cuyp that included a checklist of his paintings. This list includes less than half of his oeuvre known today, but it served as the basis for my research into the work of this artist. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of his works. I am in advanced stages of collecting the material for the catalogue, and my database currently includes 214 paintings secured to him. If you have any details about works of art by Benjamin Cuyp which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il
Hendrick Pot (c.1580–1657)
Was active in Haarlem and painted portraits, allegories, genre topics, and was paramount to the development of the 17th-century Dutch brothel scene. In terms of his subjects, he is clearly not included in my research group, but he is definitely close to them in terms of his style. He is, in any case, an interesting and original artist and therefore I have also studied him over the years. I intend to publish a catalogue raisonné of his works. I am in advanced stages of collecting the material for the catalogue, and my database currently includes 119 paintings secured to him and 44 others. If you have any details about works of art by Hendrick Pot which you would be willing to share or inquiries concerning this painter and his oeuvre, please write to: jorosen@research.haifa.ac.il