Hendrick Bloemaert (1601 - 1672)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• Hendrick was the oldest son of Abraham Bloemaert.

• His brothers Cornelis and Adriaen were also painters.

• In 1626 he was registered in Rome, but by 1631 he was back in Utrecht, where he registered in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke.

• He married Margaretha van der Eem, the daughter of a lawyer.

• According to Houbraken, he never became as good as his father, but it is unclear whether Houbraken saw his work or copied this comment from Joachim von Sandrart.

• In the period between roughly 1625 and 1635 Hendrick Bloemaert made a series of single-figured paintings.

• He was also known for his poetry.

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