Karel Slabbaert
Karel Slabbaert (1618 – 1654 in Zierikzee ; † before November 6, 1654 in Leiden ) was a Dutch painter and draftsman. The artist worked in Middelburg between 1634 and 1654 . His work includes portraits, genre scenes and still lifes. He was a Dutch Golden Age painter who died young.
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| Born | 1618 |
| Died | 1654 |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
Slabbaert was born in Zierikzee. His earliest dated work is recorded as 1641 and he became engaged to Cornelia Bouwers of Rotterdam on 8 April 1645.[1] His works show familiarity with Rembrandt's studio and he was in Amsterdam in 1645 while being a member of the painter's guild in Middelburg the same year. He became dean of the Middelburg guild in 1653, but he died there the next year.[1]
Life
Little is known about the artist's life and only a small number of his works - mostly genre scenes - have survived. Slabbaert was born around 1619 in Zierikzee in the Dutch province of Zeeland . He married in Amsterdam in 1645 and settled in Middelburg. Here he was head of the Guild of St. Luke in 1653 . The painter Abraham Borm († 1668) was one of his students . In his group portrait with soldiers ( Mauritshuis Den Haag) he depicted himself in the foreground. A portrait of a painter ( Städel, Frankfurt am Main) a self-portrait of the artist. Karel Slabbaert died in Leiden in 1654 and was buried in Middelburg on November 6th of that year.
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Portrait of Cornelia Bouwers
