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Cornelis de Bruijn
Ostiakes

1718

$300
£229.04
€262.33
CA$420.30
A$469.95
CHF 246.51
MX$5,692.17
NOK 3,111.65
SEK 2,939.76
DKK 1,958.06

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Ostiakes Engraving, 1718 From: Voyages de Corneille le Brun par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes Occidentales (French translation, 1718), Chapter XXI The Ostyak are a member of any of a group of nomadic peoples of western Siberia. The correct spelling is Ostiakes, which refers to an Asian people from Siberia who settled near the Ob River. The term "Ostyak" was previously used to refer to the Khanty and Ket peoples of Siberia, Russia, as well as the Selkup people, who were called Ostyak-Samoyed. Condition: Excellent Image size: 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches Biography De Bruijn was born in The Hague . During his first tour, he visited Rome, where he became a member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname Adonis , which is how he signed the bentbrief of Abraham Genoels II . He traveled to Egypt and climbed to the top of a pyramid where he left his signature. De Bruijn made secret drawings of Jerusalem, then part of the Ottoman Empire . His drawings of Palmyra are copies. De Bruijn reached Cyprus and stayed among the Dutch merchants in Smyrna and Constantinople . From 1684 he worked in Venice with the painter Johann Carl Loth , returning in 1693 to The Hague, where he sold his souvenirs. In 1698 he published his book with drawings, which was a success and was translated into several languages. Two examples have colored illustrations, the first color prints in history. Among his drawings were the first pictures of the interior of the Great Pyramid and Jerusalem that became known in Europe. In 1701 he headed for Archangelsk . During his second tour he visited the Samoyeds in northern Russia. In Moscow he became acquainted with emperor Peter the Great : de Bruijn painted his nieces, and the paintings were sent to possible candidates for marriage. In late April 1703, De Bruijn left Moscow along with the party of an Armenian merchants from Isfahan whose name he recorded as Jacob Daviedof. De Bruijn and the Armenians sailed down the Moscow River , the Oka and the Volga , eventually reaching Astrakhan . Thanks to de Bruijn's short stopover in Nizhny Novgorod during the Easter holidays, we now have his description of that major center of the Russian Volga trade as it existed in 1703, with its Kremlin , stone churches, and a lively bar ( kabak ) scene. Leaving the borders of the Russian state, de Bruijn arrived to Persia, where he made drawings of towns like Isfahan and Persepolis (1704–1705). He continued to Java and returned to Persia, Russia, and ultimately the Netherlands. His drawings of Persepolis , a city destroyed by Alexander the Great , caused a sensation. The mayor of Amsterdam Nicolaes Witsen and a member of the Royal Society probably asked him to draw the city famous for its 40 columns. For a century, they were the best prints available to western scholars. De Bruijn was accused of plagiarism and his second book, Reizen over Moskovie was not such a success. From Amsterdam he fled to Vianen . De Bruijn was invited by a Mennonite silk merchant and died in Utrecht . It is not known when and where he was buried. De Bruijn, who had read every Greek and Latin source he had been able to obtain, displays a convincing knowledge of subjects, at times going into the humorous. In Persia, he obtained a copy of Firdausi 's Shahnamê , which he summarized and made accessible to the west.
  • Creator:
    Cornelis de Bruijn
  • Creation Year:
    1718
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1710-1719
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA95511stDibs: LU14015513552

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