Jürgen Ovens
(1623–1678) Dutch painter (1623-1678)
Jürgen Ovens (Germany, 1623–1678) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Jürgen Ovens belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jürgen Ovens was born in Tönning and died in Friedrichstadt. Jürgen Ovens studied under Rembrandt. Wikidata associates Jürgen Ovens with Baroque painting.
The best-known works include ‘A couple with six children’, ‘Portrait of a woman with four children, depicted as Caritas’, and ‘Cornelis Nuyts (1574-1661). Amsterdam merchant’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 52 works by Jürgen Ovens with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1862. Works by Jürgen Ovens are held by several collections, among them Statens porträttsamling, Nationalmuseum, Rijksmuseum, and Statens Museum for Kunst.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Wolfgang Heimbach, Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach, Jacob van der Does, Wallerant Vaillant, and Robert Nanteuil.