MOMMERS, Hendrick - b. ~1623 Haarlem, d. 1693 Amsterdam - WGA

MOMMERS, Hendrick

(b. ~1623 Haarlem, d. 1693 Amsterdam)

Dutch painter, a specialist in painting vegetable market scenes. He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke in 1647, where he was last registered in 1665 when he appears to have moved to Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem whose style of Italianate landscapes he followed, and is even registered as working in Italy, but it is unknown when he was there or with whom. Dirk Maas was his pupil.

Landscape with a Milkmaid
Landscape with a Milkmaid by

Landscape with a Milkmaid

Landscape with a Milkmaid (detail)
Landscape with a Milkmaid (detail) by

Landscape with a Milkmaid (detail)

Market Scene
Market Scene by

Market Scene

The painting represents women in front of Roman ruins. Such market scenes were a specialty of Mommers, who was a student of Nicolaes Berchem.

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