Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck (c. 1600-03 – 1662)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Haarlem.
• He was son of the painter Cornelis Engelsz from Gouda, who taught him to paint.
• In 1632 he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
• He started a successful career as a portraitist of mostly Catholic sitters in Haarlem.
• He may have been a Frans Hals pupil.
• He is best known for his exactness in painting details such as jewelry and lace, which made him quite popular with female sitters.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, The Regentesses of the St Elisabeth`s Hospital, 1641.
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Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue, 1641

Original, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Visited in 2018.

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue, 1641

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of a Young Man, 1639

Original, Šternberský palác, Praha. Visited in 2017-2021.

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of Eva Vos 1654

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, The Regentesses of the St Elisabeth`s Hospital, 1641

Original, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem. Visited in 2018.

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, The Regentesses of the St Elisabeth`s Hospital, 1641

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of a Woman in Black, 1643

Original, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Visited in 2018.

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of a Woman in Black, 1643

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of Eva Vos 1654

Original, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem. Visited in 2018.

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Portrait of Eva Vos 1654

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Portrait of a middle-aged woman, around 1640 - 1650

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Portrait of a middle-aged woman, around 1640 - 1650

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Portrait of Anna van Schoonhoven (before 1610-1648), wife of the mayor of Haarlem, Johan Colterman, 1641

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Portrait of Anna van Schoonhoven (before 1610-1648), wife of the mayor of Haarlem, Johan Colterman, 1641

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Portrait of a Woman in an Armchair, ca. 1642 – 1645

Original, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main. Visited in 2022.

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Portrait of a Woman in an Armchair, ca. 1642 – 1645

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Cimon and Pero, c. 1635

Original, The Snijders & Rockox House, Antwerp. Visited in 2023.

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Cimon and Pero, c. 1635

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Adriana Croes, 1644

Original, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. Visited in 2023.

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, Adriana Croes, 1644