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Emanuel de Witte

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Emanuel de Witte , 1617-92, Dutch painter. Witte's paintings of architecture, genre scenes, seascapes, and portraits were influenced by the work of Elsheimer . Witte excelled at moody, majestic paintings of church interiors (e.g., Interior of a Gothic Church; Rijks Mus.). He possessed a melancholy nature that ultimately drove him to suicide. Author not available, WITTE, EMANUEL DE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Witte, Emanuel de
Witte, Emanuel de ( c. 1616–91/2). Dutch painter, born at Alkmaar and active there, then in Rotterdam (by 1639), Delft (by 1641), and Amsterdam... Read more

Witte, Emanuel de
Witte, Emanuel de ( b Alkmaar, c. 1616; d Amsterdam, winter 1691/2). Dutch painter, born at Alkmaar and active there, then in Rotterdam (by 1639... Read more

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	Interior with a Woman at the Clavichord (c.1665) ; GREAT WORKS ++ Emanuel de Witte Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam ; ...emphasising "for ever", it's these continuous sorts of activity that Keats dwells on. And pictures may do likewise. Emanuel de Witte's painting Interior with a Woman at the Clavichord could hardly be further from Keats's urn. Instead of an outdoor... Read more
	Food, glorious food ; ...at a Virginal, painted by Dutchman Emanuel de Witte (1617-92), before it is returned...chefs will cook meals. But back to De Witte, who made a precarious living out...produced genre scenes and landscapes, De Witte was known as a leading architectural... Read more
	COMPETITION ; In Which painting by which painter can you catch this cony? Details 327 came from Emanuel de Witte's Interior with a Woman at a Clavichord (c 1665), which might have been designed as a record sleeve for the Goldberg Variations... Read more
	`Vermeer and the Delft School' at Metropolitan Museum of Art.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) ; ...define the Dutch Golden Age. These colleagues included Pieter de Hooch, Carel Fabritius, Balthasar van der Ast and Emanuel de Witte, known for his church interiors. Animal painter Paulus Potter, known as the Raphael of the cows, and genre specialist... Read more
	IN THE FRAME ; ...Montreal is Interior with a Woman playing the Virginal (oil on canvas, ca. 1660), by the 17th-century Dutch painter Emanuel de Witte. The picture will be on display in the European Art galleries through February. TWO EXHIBITIONS will commemorate 9... Read more
	POLICE REPORT: SHOPLIFTERS MENACE WORKERS ; ...Portland freeway overpass. Dan A. Witte, 33, suffered a head injury...spokeswoman at Portland's Legacy Emanuel Hospital. A friend said Witte is a data network engineer...spokesman Henry Groepper said Witte was riding a motorcycle south...visibility "virtually down to zero," Witte stopped ... Read more
	The marvelous Met ; ...tongue-in-cheek apotheosis of Catholicism, a commission turned into a comical send-up. Lesser lights like Frans Hals, Emanuel de Witte, Jan Steen and Pieter de Hooch also entertain. The opening gallery, dominated by a marvelous Rembrandt potentate... Read more
	RECENT SALES ; ...and Dolores Roichert to Roger Gully, $155,000. 28 Major St., John and Madge Canning to Emanuel and Fiordaliza Grullon, $170,000. 58 Fair Hill Road, William Witte to Ronald and Lisa Ross, $135,000. 82 Maplewood Ave., Sonia Tepfenhart to Fernando Fernandez... Read more
	Honor Rolls ; ...Van Acker, Ellen Vant, Hilary Walker, Jaclyn Whitson, Michelle Witte. Second Honors: Stephanie Brown, Gabriela Del Toro, Stephanie...Davey, Alyssa DesRochers, Mary Dunn, Sarah Dzurik, Elizabeth Emanuel, Markie Falotico, Danielle Froehlich, Sheila Heaton, Stacey... Read more
	Rembrandt's Jews.(Book Review) ; ...color plates are two paintings by Emanuel De Witte (Interior of a Church and Interior...unwittingly contributed--like de Witte with his Synagogue, de Hooghe with...the synagogue in Regensburg and de Witte's respectful portrayals of the Jewish... Read more

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	Iconoclasm and the creation of images in Emanuel de witte's old church in Amsterdam.
	Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft, with Open Grave. (Poetry).
	The Los Angeles County Museum of Art recently announced that it has received 11 major 17th-century paintings from the Dutch "Golden Age," donated by LACMA trustee Hannah L. Carter and her late husband, Edward W. Carter.(Museum News)(Brief Article)

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