Dirk Aa

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Birth Date:
01.03.1731
Death date:
23.02.1809
Length of life:
77
Days since birth:
107075
Years since birth:
293
Days since death:
78591
Years since death:
215
Person's maiden name:
Dirk van der Aa
Extra names:
Dirk Aa, Дирк Аа, Теодорус ван дер Ха, Theodorus van der Ha, Dirk van der Aa, Дирк ван дер Аа
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Dirk van der Aa (1731 – February 23, 1809) was a Dutch rococo painter who is best known for his allegorical work.

Dirk van der Aa (1731-1809): Spielende Putten auf Wolken (Playing Putti on Clouds). Signed and dated "D. Vander Aa/1773". Oil on canvas, 119 x 45 cm

 

Life

He was born in The Hague, and first apprenticed to Johann Heinrich Keller, and then to Gerrit Mes with whom he would later start a workshop; they specialized in grisaille decorative paintings. He counted Evert Morel, Cornelis Kuipers, Johan Christiaan Roedig and Andries van der Aa amongst his students. He died in his home city of The Hague.

Works by Dirk van der Aa

  • Allegory of Summer: Cherubs disporting in a landscape (1775), part of a pair with Allegory of Autumn 
  • Spielende Putten auf Wolken (Playing Putti on Clouds) (1773)
  • An overdoor: Putti desporting on clouds by a vase on pedestal (1773)
  • Spielende Putten, Allegorie des Sommers (Playing Putti, allegory of summer), attributed to Dirk van der Aa 

 

Source: wikipedia.org

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