Diana Glauber (11 January 1650, Utrecht – c. 1721, Hamburg), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Diana Glauber | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 January 1650 |
| Died | c. 1721 |
| Nationality | Dutch, German |
| Occupation | painter |
| Relatives | Johann Rudolph Glauber (father) Johannes Gottlieb Glauber (brother) Johannes Glauber (brother) |
Biography
editBorn on 11 January 1650, Diana Glauber was a Dutch painter.[1] According to Houbraken she was the daughter of the Amsterdam chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber, and the sister of the painters Jan Gotlief and Johannes Glauber.[2] She was good with portraits and historical allegories, but lost her sight and stopped painting.[2] She was still living in Hamburg while Houbraken was writing.[2]
According to the RKD no works are known,[3] but 6 works are described in a period inventory of the Schloss Salzdahlum, of which five form a series of the five senses. [note 1]
References
edit- ^ van der Meer, Willemina (1997). Biografische Index van de Benelux Volume 1. A-Dijxhoorn (in Dutch). Munich: K.G. Saur. p. 530. ISBN 978-3-59832-645-5.
- ^ a b c (in Dutch) Diana Glauber Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ Diana Glauber in the RKD
Notes
edit- ^ Her birthdate was given as 11 January 1650. She died c. 1721. Unknown 1650 as her birthdate.