Portrait of Jan Lievens

Jan Lievens Giclée Fine Art Prints 1 of 2

1607-1674

Dutch Baroque Painter

Through Lievens' tumultuous career, we witness the intricate dance of talent and circumstance that defined artistic life in the Dutch Golden Age. Born in Leiden in 1607 to an embroiderer father, his prodigious talent emerged with startling speed - by age twelve, after studying under Pieter Lastman, he was already working as an independent artist. His early achievements, particularly a masterful copy of Cornelis van Haarlem's Democriet & Herakliet, caught the attention of none other than Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange.

The five-year studio partnership with Rembrandt van Rijn, from 1626 to 1631, produced work of such similar character that attribution remains contentious. Yet their paths diverged dramatically - while Rembrandt settled into Amsterdam's artistic circles, Lievens embarked on a pan-European journey that would define his artistic evolution. His time at the British court, followed by productive periods in Antwerp, The Hague, and Berlin, exposed him to influences far beyond the Dutch Republic's borders.

Personal life and professional success intertwined in complex ways. His marriage to Suzanna Colyn de Nole, daughter of sculptor Michiel Colyns, in 1638 coincided with a period of prestigious commissions from royalty and civic institutions. The walls of town halls in Leiden and Amsterdam bore witness to his mature style in works like the Continence of Scipio and Brinno raised on a shield. Yet this success proved fragile - after 1672's "Rampjaar" (Disaster Year), financial troubles mounted so severely that his family renounced their inheritance to avoid his debts.

What emerges from this biography is a figure who embodied the possibilities and perils of artistic life in 17th-century Europe - a prodigy whose talent opened doors across the continent, yet who ended his days in 1674 facing the harsh economic realities that could befall even the most accomplished painters. The surviving works from his peripatetic career reveal an artist who absorbed and transformed influences from the courts of England to the studios of Antwerp, creating a distinctive synthesis that deserves recognition beyond his historical association with Rembrandt.

35 Jan Lievens Artworks

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Forest Interior with Draftsman, c.1664 by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6796-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:24 x 36.2 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6803-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:unknown
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Bearded Man Looking Down, c.1631 by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6808-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:4.5 x 4.5 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

The First Oriental Head, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6811-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:16.4 x 14.3 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

Landscape with a Distant View of Haarlem, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6797-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:23.3 x 35.7 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Young Man in a Cap, c.1631 by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6807-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

Wooded Landscape, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$49.62
SKU: 6801-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:39.7 x 52.3 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

St. Anthony, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6813-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:25.9 x 20.4 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

A Tronie of an Old Man, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$51.46
SKU: 6795-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:60.1 x 47.8 cm
Private Collection

The Card Players, c.1622/24 by Jan Lievens | Canvas Print
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$85.84
SKU: 6794-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:97.6 x 105.6 cm
Private Collection

Portrait of Nicholas Lanier, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
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$47.70
SKU: 6800-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:29.1 x 20.1 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Portrait of a Man, c.1650 by Jan Lievens | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$60.59
SKU: 6791-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:80.6 x 64.4 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

St. Jerome in Penitence, c.1631 by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6805-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:32.3 x 27.1 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

Head of an Oriental, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
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$47.70
SKU: 6809-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:16.2 x 14.5 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

Bust of a Man, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
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$47.70
SKU: 6810-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:14.1 x 11.7 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

Bust of an Old Man, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6814-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:16.2 x 14.3 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

The Raising of Lazarus, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6812-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:35.6 x 31.3 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait), n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6806-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:16.2 x 14 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

Old Woman Reading, c.1626/33 by Jan Lievens | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 6790-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:78 x 68 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens, c.1626/27 by Jan Lievens | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$55.30
SKU: 6788-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:99 x 84 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

View of a Village, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6802-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:17.5 x 30.6 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Forest Landscape with a Pond, c.1650/70 by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6798-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:22 x 35.6 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

Portrait of a Young Man in Profile, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Canvas Print
Giclée Canvas Print
$49.98
SKU: 6793-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection

Head of a Man Inclined to the Left, n.d. by Jan Lievens | Paper Art Print
Giclée Paper Art Print
$47.70
SKU: 6804-LJA
Jan Lievens
Original Size:16.7 x 12.8 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

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