Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot
(1585–1657) painter from the Northern Netherlands (1585–1657)
Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot (1585–1657) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot was born in Amsterdam and died in Amsterdam. Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot studied under Karel van Mander the Elder. Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot worked in Haarlem, London, and Amsterdam. Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot became a member of Haarlem schutterij and Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The best-known works include ‘The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1630’, ‘Merry Company in a Brothel’, and ‘Portrait of Jean Fontaine (1608-1668)’. The catalogue has 53 works by Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot with free images. The dated works span the years 1561–1670. Works by Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot are held by several collections, among them Frans Hals Museum, Instituut Collectie Nederland, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, and Collection Goudstikker heirs. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni Battista Braccelli, Hendrick Avercamp, Giovanni Bilivert, Huang Daozhou, and Sisto Badalocchio.