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Andries Beeckman

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Left image: Japanese Christian remained in Jakarta after Sakoku, c. 1656, by Andries Beeckman. Christianity indicated by the hat.
Right image: The same Japanese appears on the right, in the forefront. The Castle of Batavia by Andries Beeckman, c. 1656.

Andries Beeckman (baptized 31 August 1628, Hasselt - buried 9 August 1664, Amsterdam)[1] was a Dutch painter of the 17th century. He is especially famous for his paintings of Southeast Asia and Batavia c. 1660.[2] In 1657 he was known as Andries Beeckman from Zutphen and is last mentioned as finishing two paintings in Amsterdam in 1663.[3] Andries Beeckman was buried on 9 August 1664 in the Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam).[1]

Oil painting of the castle Batavia (from Kali Besar) around 1662, collection Tropenmuseum

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Begraafregisters voor 1811, Zoek". archive.ph. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. ^ Parker, Charles H.; Bentley, Jerry H. (2007). Between the Middle Ages and Modernity. ISBN 9780742553101.
  3. ^ "Home Andries Beeckman".

Publication

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  • Menno Jonker, Erlend de Groot en Caroline de Hart, Van velerlei pluimage. Zeventiende-eeuwse waterverftekeningen van Andries Beeckman. Nijmegen, Uitgeverij Van Tilt, 2014. ISBN 9789460041341
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