M. Schouman 1770 - 1848

The painter Martinus Schouman (1770-1848) was the son of a shipmaster. After a number of lessons with Michiel Versteegh he became an apprentice with his famous old-uncle Aart Schouman in the Hague. After that he establishes himself as a marine painter in Dordrecht. In this with water surrounded city he became a celebrated marine painter. Schouman had real knowledge about ships and the circumstances at sea.

Ships for the coast. Aquarel.

He took active part at the art and exhibitions life of the city and he was member of the Dordtse organization Pictura. After his son Izak became a teacher of drawing at the K. M. A. in Breda he moved in 1839 to this city. There he painted another nine years.
Museums: see Dordrechts Museum.

Folk art from Hindeloopen

Folk art from Hindeloopen

In the south-western part of Fryslân, the Northern part of Holland, on the banks of the IJsselmeer, lies Hindeloopen, a cozy town with narrow streets, nice views, old buildings and a lot of water.

Hindeloopen is one of the eleven Frisian cities. The cityrights are (presumably) obtained in the year 1225. In de 18e eeuw, de bloeiperiode van Hindeloopen, leefde het grootste deel van de bevolking van de handelsvaart In the 18th century, the prosperous time of Hindeloopen, lived most part of the population of commercial seatrade.

The Hindeloopen art of painting

The painted furniture from Hindeloopen is world famous. Bedsteewanden, klaptafels, kastjes, miniatuurmeubeltjes: alles werd in de 18e eeuw beschilderd in de typische Hindelooper kleuren en motieven. Bed walls, folding tables, little cupboards, foot stoves, miniature furniture, everything in the 18th century was painted in the typical Hindeloopen colors and motifs.

The curls, flowers and leaves, after Renaissance examples, were made into an own style of painting of Hindeloopen. The main background colors were red, blue, white and green.
Biblical scenes and allegorical female figures were popular and were often imitated from illustrated bibles and books.
Beautiful examples of 18e-century paintings have survived.
see for example: folk art from Hindeloopen

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