Dirk van der Aa
(1731–1809) nederländsk rokokomålare
Dirk van der Aa (1731–1809) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Dirk van der Aa belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Dirk van der Aa was born in The Hague and died in The Hague. Dirk van der Aa studied under Johann Heinrich Keller. Dirk van der Aa worked in The Hague and Paris. The students included Jan Evert Morel.
The best-known works include ‘The Cupid Seller’ and ‘Clipping the Wings of Cupids’. The catalogue has 8 works by Dirk van der Aa with free images. The dated works span the years 1773–1790. Works by Dirk van der Aa are held by Rijksmuseum, Resnick art collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Art collection of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Marie-Joseph Peyre, Per Floding, Margareta Christina Giers, Johannes Widewelt, and François-Nicolas Martinet.