Nicolaes Maes

Self-portrait (c.1685), Dordrechts Museum

Years of life:	1632 – 1693
Artist's Teachers:	Rembrandt
Artist's students:	Justus de Gelder, Margaretha van Godewijk, Jacob Moelaert, Johannes Vollevens
Art Movement:	Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Painting School:	Delft School

Genre:	Portrait , Landscape , Religious , Still-life , Genre scenes
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII

He is best known for his early paintings which often show kitchen life below stairs, or old women asleep. Later he began to paint elegant portraits in the French style. He liked to depict kitchen utensils. Good painter, good quality painting.

Nicolaes Maes’s major works are The Mocking of Christ, c. 1650s (St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum);A Young Woman Sewing, 1655 (London: Harold Samuel Collection).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Woman Plucking a Duck

1656

Woman Plucking a Duck • 1656
Self-portrait

1685

Self-portrait • 1685
The idle servant

1655

The idle servant • 1655
Girl at a Window (also known as The Daydreamer)

1650

Girl at a Window (also known as The Daydreamer) • 1650
Portrait of a Woman

1667

Portrait of a Woman • 1667
The Account Keeper

1656

The Account Keeper • 1656
Portrait of Jacob Trip

1661

Portrait of Jacob Trip • 1661
Family Portrait

1676

Family Portrait • 1676
The Naughty Drummer

1655

The Naughty Drummer • 1655
Christ before Pilate

between 1649 and 1650

Christ before Pilate • between 1649 and 1650
Portrait of Margaretha de Geer, Wife of Jacob Tripx

1660

Portrait of Margaretha de Geer, Wife of Jacob Tripx • 1660
Old woman in prayer, known as ‘Prayer without end’.

1656

Old woman in prayer, known as ‘Prayer without end’. • 1656
Old Woman Dozing

1656

Old Woman Dozing • 1656
An Eavesdropper with a Woman Scolding

1655

An Eavesdropper with a Woman Scolding • 1655
Portrait of a young lady

1670 - 1675

Portrait of a young lady • 1670 - 1675
A Dutch family group

Probably mid 1650s

A Dutch family group • Probably mid 1650s
Portrait of Anthony de Sadelaer as a Boy, with a Goat and a Dog

1665 - 1675

Portrait of Anthony de Sadelaer as a Boy, with a Goat and a Dog • 1665 - 1675
Portrait of a Woman

1670-1674

Portrait of a Woman • 1670-1674
Portrait of a Man

1670 - 1674

Portrait of a Man • 1670 - 1674
Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman
A Lacemaker

between 1652 and 1693

A Lacemaker • between 1652 and 1693
Dutch Gentleman

between 1616 and 1680

Dutch Gentleman • between 1616 and 1680
Portrait of a Man

between 1680 and 1690

Portrait of a Man • between 1680 and 1690
Portrait of Cornelis ten Hove (1658-1694)

1680s

Portrait of Cornelis ten Hove (1658-1694) • 1680s
Portrait of Catharina Dierquens (1664-1715)

1680s

Portrait of Catharina Dierquens (1664-1715) • 1680s
Girl at a window, known as 'The daydreamer'

1650s

Girl at a window, known as 'The daydreamer' • 1650s
The spinster

between 1650 and 1660

The spinster • between 1650 and 1660
Portrait of Aeltje Denijs (1598/1599–....)

between 1649 and 1700

Portrait of Aeltje Denijs (1598/1599–....) • between 1649 and 1700
Belichje Hulft (1656-1714). Wife of Gerard Röver, merchant and shipowner in Amsterdam

between 1675 and 1693

Belichje Hulft (1656-1714). Wife of Gerard Röver, merchant and shipowner in Amsterdam • between 1675 and 1693
Portrait of a young man

between 1670 and 1680

Portrait of a young man • between 1670 and 1680
Young woman at the crib

between 1652 and 1662

Young woman at the crib • between 1652 and 1662
Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk

between 1677 and 1685

Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk • between 1677 and 1685
Portrait of Petronella Dunois

between 1677 and 1685

Portrait of Petronella Dunois • between 1677 and 1685
Portrait of a Married Couple with a Child

between 1655 and 1660

Portrait of a Married Couple with a Child • between 1655 and 1660
A Girl Sewing

A Girl Sewing
Fisherboy

Fisherboy
Child and newt

Child and newt
Bust-Length Portrait of a Middle-Aged Woman

1670s

Bust-Length Portrait of a Middle-Aged Woman • 1670s
Portrait of Helena van Heuvel

between 1675 and 1679

Portrait of Helena van Heuvel • between 1675 and 1679
The naughty Drummer

1670s

The naughty Drummer • 1670s
A Portrait of a young Boy dressed as a Hunter

between 1675 and 1680

A Portrait of a young Boy dressed as a Hunter • between 1675 and 1680
A Portrait of a young Boy dressed as a Hunter with a Goat and a Dog

1670s

A Portrait of a young Boy dressed as a Hunter with a Goat and a Dog • 1670s
Bathing children

1655-1660

Bathing children • 1655-1660
Portrait of a Baby Girl as Venus, in a Chariot Drawn by Doves

Portrait of a Baby Girl as Venus, in a Chariot Drawn by Doves
Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael

1653

Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael • 1653
The Old Lacemaker

1655

The Old Lacemaker • 1655
The spinster

1655

The spinster • 1655
Young Woman Peeling Apples

1655

Young Woman Peeling Apples • 1655
Two chattering housewives

1655

Two chattering housewives • 1655
An Old Woman Dozing over a Book

1655

An Old Woman Dozing over a Book • 1655
Vegetable market

between 1655 and 1665

Vegetable market • between 1655 and 1665
Portrait of a Lady

1678

Portrait of a Lady • 1678
Cornelis Evertsen, Lieutenant Admiral of Zeeland

1680

Cornelis Evertsen, Lieutenant Admiral of Zeeland • 1680
Portrait of a man, formerly identified as Isaac van der Berch

1680

Portrait of a man, formerly identified as Isaac van der Berch • 1680
Portrait of a young nobleman

1675-1693

Portrait of a young nobleman • 1675-1693
The flight of Lot

1675-1680

The flight of Lot • 1675-1680
Portrait of two young boys as hunters

1661

Portrait of two young boys as hunters • 1661
Portrait of Jacob Trip (c.1576-1661)

1665

Portrait of Jacob Trip (c.1576-1661) • 1665
Portrait of a Woman by a Fountain

1665

Portrait of a Woman by a Fountain • 1665
A Portrait of a young Boy in a Goat Cart

1667

A Portrait of a young Boy in a Goat Cart • 1667
A Portrait of a Child in a Goat Cart

1670s

A Portrait of a Child in a Goat Cart • 1670s
Adoration of the Shepherds

1660

Adoration of the Shepherds • 1660