Bijbelse voorstellingen voor album van Matthijs Balen

About this artwork

Afkomstig uit een album met losliggende tekeningen van met name Matthijs Balen.

Art Historical Context

**Bijbelse voorstellingen voor van Matthijs Balen *By Nicolaes Maes, 1650–1655, Pen on paper, 200 × 228 mm* Created during the Dutch Golden Age this pen drawing by Nicolaes Ma captures biblical scenes destined for the album of Matthijs Balen, a prominent Dordrecht poet and historian. Maes, a pupil of Rembrandt, was renowned for his intimate genre scenes and portraits, but his drawings reveal a masterful command of line and narrative. Dating to around 1650–1655, this work reflects the era's deep religious fervor, where biblical themes inspired artists to explore moral and spiritual stories t...

About the Artist

Nicolaes Maes · 1634–1693

Maes' genre scenes are his most well-known works although he was also a painter of religious scenes in his early career and a portraitist later in his career. Comment on works: Portraits; Interiors; History