Abraham BloemaertDutch, 1566–1651Acis and Galatea
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Not on view at present
Where is “Acis and Galatea” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 2006.11.7
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In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Abraham Bloemaert
The whole life1591
Follows his father to Amsterdam
When his father is appointed city architect (stads-bouwmeester) of Amsterdam in 1591, Bloemaert accompanies him there.
1593
Death of his father
In 1593 his father, the architect Cornelis Bloemaert I, dies; Abraham returns to Utrecht.
1593–1594
Sets up a workshop in Utrecht
Back in Utrecht, Bloemaert sets up a workshop of his own; many of his paintings are commissioned by the city's clandestine Catholic churches.
1594
Dean of the saddlemakers' guild in Utrecht
In 1594 Bloemaert becomes dean (“deken”) of the saddlemakers' guild, which included painters: since 1367 painters had belonged to it, with no Guild of St Luke of their own.
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