Arie de Vois (c.1632–1680) was a Dutch painter associated with the Leiden tradition of meticulous small-scale pictures known as fijnschilder painting. Born in Utrecht into a family of musicians, he moved with his family to Leiden. He trained with Nicolaes Knüpfer and Abraham van den Tempel before joining the Leiden Guild of Saint Luke in 1653.
His Self-Portrait as a Hunter (c.1660), now at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, shows him seated beneath a tree with a dog, gun and partridge. Hunting imagery carried playful associations with courtship in Dutch art, adding another dimension to the apparent genre scene. De Vois's softly finished figures and fine detail distinguish his pictures from broader-brushed Dutch painting.
He married Marya van der Vecht in 1656 and held offices within the painters’ guild. Alongside his self-portraits, he produced small genre paintings, portraits and biblical subjects. He died in Leiden in 1680.
Images to download
-
Vois, Arie de (c1632-1680) - Self-portrait as a Hunter c1660-5
Vendor:Digital Download - 1 imageRegular price £0.80Regular priceUnit price per
Latest Picture Trove Blog Posts
View all-
Public Domain Artwork and Trade Marks: What You Need to Know
Artwork in the public domain can generally be reproduced, adapted and used commercially without copyright permission. However, copyright and trade mark rights are separate, and using a public-domain image in certain circumstances could still infringe an existing trade mark.
Public Domain Artwork and Trade Marks: What You Need to Know
Artwork in the public domain can generally be reproduced, adapted and used commercially without copyright permission. However, copyright and trade mark rights are separate, and using a public-domain image in certain circumstances could still infringe an existing trade mark.
-
William Morris’s Strawberry Thief: The Story Behind a Classic Arts and Crafts Pattern
Few William Morris designs are as instantly recognisable as Strawberry Thief. With its richly patterned foliage, small red strawberries and watchful birds hidden among curling leaves, it has become one of the most loved designs of the Arts and Crafts movement.
William Morris’s Strawberry Thief: The Story Behind a Classic Arts and Crafts Pattern
Few William Morris designs are as instantly recognisable as Strawberry Thief. With its richly patterned foliage, small red strawberries and watchful birds hidden among curling leaves, it has become one of the most loved designs of the Arts and Crafts movement.
-
Glasgow and the Mackintosh Style
We recently took ourselves off to Scotland, and on our travels, we popped into the Mackintosh Tea Rooms in Glasgow for a bit of a nose around and a spot of lunch.
Glasgow and the Mackintosh Style
We recently took ourselves off to Scotland, and on our travels, we popped into the Mackintosh Tea Rooms in Glasgow for a bit of a nose around and a spot of lunch.
