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Business partner in The Hague : new archival document about Jacques Jordaens
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| The focus of this article is a discovered notary deed in the city archive of The Hague, which sheds new light on the connections of the Antwerp master Jacques Jordaens with the Northern Netherlands. On 23 November 1648, the Antwerp merchant and Jordaens' brother-in-law Martinus van Noort collected the total amount of 3011 guilders (disregarding the pennies), on behalf of the painter. The deed mentions three transactions, of which the two highest were meant for supplied merchandise. The smallest amount, 300 guilders, Van Noort received from Martinus van Langenhoven for the purchase of an unspecified painting. The concerning document illustrates how much private and professional relationships were intertwined in the seventeenth century. Through their cooperation, the two brothers-in-law were able to expand their commercial activities and perspectives outside of Antwerp. The deed also distinctly allows for indicating The liague as a major anchor point in Jordaens' international business network. No less than five business partners can be located there. Besides Martinus van Noort, the Swedish agent Johannes Philippus Silvercroon and Henricus Hondius - who Jordaens had contact with in connection with a commission of 35 ceiling pieces for Christina of Sweden - resided in that city. Fourthly, Martinus van Langenhoven, who due to this contribution can be identified as castellan in the court city, and finally the previously unknown commercial partner Hendrick Coesvert. The deed even exposes Jordaens' commercial contacts in Germany, through the merchant Ja[nne]s Orlencoep. In short, the document reveals important information about Jordaens' strategy on the international art market. |
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English
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Oud Holland : driemaandelijks tijdschrift voor Nederlandse kunstgeschiedenis. - Amsterdam, 1883, currens
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Amsterdam
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Drukkerij van de Uitgevers Gebroeders Binger
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2019
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0030-672X
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1875-0176
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DOI
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10.1163/18750176-1320203003
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132
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(2019)
, p. 79-86
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000493934000003
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