Bartholomeus van der Helst
(1613–1670) painter from the Northern Netherlands (1613–1670)
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613–1670) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Bartholomeus van der Helst belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Bartholomeus van der Helst was born in Haarlem and died in Amsterdam. Bartholomeus van der Helst studied under Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy. Bartholomeus van der Helst worked in Haarlem and Amsterdam. Wikidata associates Bartholomeus van der Helst with Dutch Golden Age painting.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait of Paulus Potter’, ‘Portrait of Aert van Nes (1626-93), Vice admiral’, ‘Portrait of Geertruida den Dubbelde (1647-84), wife of Aert van Nes’, and ‘Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker, son of Andries Bicker and lord of Muiden’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 177 works by Bartholomeus van der Helst with free images. The dated works span the years 1637–1800. Works by Bartholomeus van der Helst are held by several collections, among them Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and Département des peintures du Louvre. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Lubin Baugin, Joannes Meyssens, Louis Ferdinand Elle l'Aîné, Gerard Dou, and François Chauveau.