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He was born in what was then known as the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Although he lived and painted at a time when Dutch artists had their greatest impact on the development of European art, Drost is a painter about whom very little is known.
Around 1650, he became a student of Rembrandt, eventually developing a close working relationship, painting history scenes, biblical compositions, symbolic studies of a solitary figure, as well as portraits. As a student, his 1654 painting titled Bathsheba was inspired by Rembrandt's painting done in the same year on the same subject and given the same title. This was a common practice at the time and even a few hundred years later, other artists such as Paul Cézanne did a painting titled Bathsheba. Both Drost’s and Rembrandt’s masterpieces were acquired by the Louvre in Paris.
Sometime in the mid 1650s, the young artist was sent to RomeRome ( Italian and Latin Roma is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region. It is located on the lower Tiber river, near the Mediterranean Sea, at 41°50'N, 12°15'E. The Vatican City State, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman, where he painted with fellow Dutchman Johannes VermeerJohannes Vermeer ( 1632 December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter. Vermeer is also known as Vermeer of Delft or Johannes van der Meer''. Vermeer was born in Delft and stayed there all his life. He was buried in the Old Church Oude Kerk in Delft. Vermeer is a from UtrechtUtrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands. Population centres Haarzuilens (population: 500) The city of Utrecht (population: 244,000) Vleuten-De Meern (population: 26,. After a few years, Drost went on to VeniceVenice ( Italian Venezia German Venedig , the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 271,073 (2001). The city stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater l to paint with the artist Johann Carl Loth .
Willem Drost's recognized lifetime output of artwork is very small, while Rembrandt is credited with more than 2,000 paintings and etchings, the majority of which are not signed. In recent years, some paintings attributed to Rembrandt have had their authenticity come under question. The importance of these Rembrandt works is such that the Foundation Rembrandt Research Project was established in AmsterdamMunicipality of Amsterdam St Andrew's crosses are taken to represent these (though the crosses are even older than the motto). A popular tradition links the X's to the three threats to the city: Water, Fire and Pestilence. Alternate meanings: See Amsterda to review all of his works on which there could be a question as to whether it was that of Rembrandt or one of his distinguished pupils. Scholars have now reattributed a number of Rembrandt's paintings to these associates.
Drost had evolved into one of Rembrandt's most talented disciples, so much so that his 1654 painting titled: Portrait of a Young Woman with her Hands Folded on a Book was one of the ones attributed to Rembrandt for more than 300 years. As well, when the portrait of a young man on horseback titled The Polish Rider was discovered in 1897Events January 1 Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. January 4 A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosheri, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. February 2 The Pennsylvania state capitol is dest it too was attributed to Rembrandt. Acquired by New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,'s Frick Collection, The Polish Rider is one of the Frick Museum's most valued treasures. However, years ago, the painting's authenticity was questioned by several scholars, led by the renowned expert Julius Held . Many others, including Dr. Josua Bruyn of the Foundation Rembrandt Research Project, now believe this great painting may also be that of Willem Drost as may be several others.
As a result of all these investigations, more and more scholars are looking at Willem Drost's known works and his reputation has grown in stature to the point that today he is being considered as one of the greatest of the " Old Masters".
After exhaustive research, a new book by Jonathan Bikker titled WILLEM DROST (1633-1659) A Rembrandt Pupil in Amsterdam and Venice will be published by Yale University Press in 2005.
Some of Willem Drost’s works:
Other paintings, date and owner to be determined: