Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten
(1622–1666) painter from the Northern Netherlands (1622–1666)
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten (1622–1666) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten was born in Amsterdam and died in Amsterdam.
The best-known works include ‘The Paalhuis and the Nieuwe Brug, Amsterdam, in the winter’, ‘The ruins of the old town hall of Amsterdam after the fire of 7 July 1652’, and ‘The Battle of Terheide’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 38 works by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten with free images. The dated works span the years 1644–1665. Works by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten are held by several collections, among them Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum, Nationalmuseum, and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Israël Silvestre, Giacinto Brandi, Robert van den Hoecke, Quiring van Brekelencam, and Abraham Lambertsz van den Tempel.