Jan van der Heyden

Jan van der Heyden
anonymous, Public domain

(1637–1712) Dutch painter, glass painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor (1637–1712)

Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Jan van der Heyden belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Jan van der Heyden was born in Gorinchem and died in Amsterdam. Jan van der Heyden worked in Amsterdam.

The best-known works include ‘The Church at Veere’, ‘View of Oudezijds Voorburgwal with the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam’, and ‘The stone bridge’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 154 works by Jan van der Heyden with free images. The dated works span the years 1603–1712. Works by Jan van der Heyden are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Département des peintures du Louvre, Guildhall Art Gallery, and Rijksmuseum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Johannes Fabritius, Jacob Gillig, Catharina Oostvries, Geertgen Wyntges, and Martin van den Bogaert.