Juriaen Pool Intră în o
emoție nu
o galerie de artă
Alege o stare de spirit și camera însăși îți va răspunde — lumina se răcește sau se încălzește, ritmul aerului se schimbă, iar doar lucrările care poartă acea emoție ies în prim-plan din întuneric. Tot celălalt se retrage în umbră.
Juriaen Pool
A Life in Amsterdam The life of Juriaen Pool began in the shadows of the Amsterdam orphanage, known as the Burgerweeshuis. Having lost his parents by the age of three, he grew up within the walls of this institution, where he was eventually permitted to train as a painter. His father, Jurriaan Pool the elder, had been a silversmith from Silesia, leaving behind a name that carried traces of Polish roots. In 1693, his path became closely
entwined with Rachel Ruysch. Their marriage in Buiksloot brought him into a circle of scientific and cultural significance, as Rachel was the daughter of the anatomist Frederik Ruysch. Together, they navigated the professional landscapes of The Hague and Düsseldorf. Between 1703 and 1713, he served as a court painter in Düsseldorf under the Elector Palatine, Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz. The Art of the Portrait Pool focused his attent…