Herman Doomer or Hermann Dommers (1595 – 14 March 1650) was a Dutch Golden Age furniture and frame-maker who is best known today for his portrait by Rembrandt.[1]
Herman Doomer | |
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 Herman Doomer by Rembrandt (1640) in Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
| Born | 1595 |
| Died | 1650 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Life
editHe was born in Anrath, near Venlo, and married Baertje Martens from Naarden in 1618. He ran a successful business in ebony-veneer furniture and frames in the Kalverstraat, Gasthuismolensteeg and Hartenstraat.[2][3][4] By 1625 Doomer already played a prominent role within the group of Amsterdam ebony workers.[5] At times he collaborated with Pieter Quast and Johannes Lutma. From 1641 he used colored baleen.[6]
He was very inventive in his use of material, for example, baleen or whalebone, which was pressed in a metal mould. He also used different types of tropical wood, which he decorated with images or fine marquetry of mother-of-pearl and ivory.[7]
Doomer was buried at Nieuwezijds Kapel as his widow (1596-1678).
His son Lambert Doomer, a landscape painter, assisted the mother in the business.[8] He inherited both portraits and made copies for his siblings.[9]
Pendant portrait
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Gasthuismolensteeg 11 top -
Gasthuismolensteeg 13 top -
Portrait of Baertje Martens, St.Petersburg, Hermitage.
Furniture
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An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, object number BK-1975-81. -
A tulip-themed ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam -
Detail of an engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid table cabinet attributed to Herman Doomer in The Metropolitan, New York, accession number 2011.181. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted as such and sold by Dutch dealer Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023. -
An engraved mother-of-pearl inlaid baleen and ebony table cabinet attributed or by Herman Doomer, vetted as such and sold by Dutch dealer Zebregs&Röell at Tefaf Maastricht, 2023. -
An ebony cabinet by Herman Doomer, collection Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam.
References
edit- ^ Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Band 1 by Walter A. Liedtke, Metropolitan Museum of Art, p.604-612
- ^ I.H. van Eeghen, 'Baertjen Martens en Herman Doomer', Maandblad Amstelodamum 43 (1956), p. 133-137
- ^ Baarsen, Reinier (1996). "Herman Doomer, Ebony Worker in Amsterdam". The Burlington Magazine. 138 (1124): 739–749. ISSN 0007-6287.
- ^ "Herman Doomer". Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "A rare cupboard attributed to Herman Doomer". www.phoogendijk.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ (2010) In: Bulletin van de vereniging rembrandt Jaargang 20 n0 1, p. 19-22
- ^ https://gallerease.com/nl/kunstenaars/herman-doomer__81265b2f7bfd
- ^ "RKD Research". research.rkd.nl. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Herman Doomer (1595–1650), Rembrandt's Frame-Maker | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
External links
edit- https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/artists/herman-doomer
- https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1978-188
- https://www.phoogendijk.com/Furniture/A-rare-cupboard-attributed-to-Herman-Doomer
- https://www.codart.nl/acquisitions/rijksmuseum-acquires-monumental-ebony-cabinet-by-herman-doomer/
- https://zebregsroell.com/product/herman-doomer-cabinet
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