Elegant Shepherdess Listening to a Shepherd Playing the Recorder in an Arcadian Landscape by Govert Flinck
Portrait of Saskia by Govert Flinck
Portrait of a Man in Profile by Govert Flinck
Portrait of a Man with a Hat by Govert Flinck
Self-Portrait by Govert Flinck
Portrait of Dorothea Berck by Govert Flinck
Portrait of Sara van Baerle by Govert Flinck

Where to See Govert Flinck

55 museums worldwide

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About Govert Flinck

Dutch · 1615–1660 · Baroque

winning the largest painting commission in Golden Age Amsterdam, then dying weeks later with only sketches completed

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Govert Flinck's works are held in 55 museums worldwide, including Rijksmuseum, Munich Central Collecting Point, and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

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🇦🇷 Argentina

1 museum

🇦🇹 Austria

1 museum

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 museums

🇫🇷 France

4 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

8 museums

🇮🇪 Ireland

1 museum

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇯🇵 Japan

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 museums

🇳🇴 Norway

1 museum

🇵🇱 Poland

1 museum

🇷🇺 Russia

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

2 museums

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇨🇭 Switzerland

3 museums

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 museums

🇺🇸 United States

9 museums

5 more museums hold works by Govert Flinck with smaller collections, not listed here.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Wie was Govert Flinck?
    Govert Flinck was a painter who studied with Lambert Jacobszoon and Rembrandt. He is known for his civic guard pieces and subject paintings, and he received a commission for twelve canvases in Amsterdam's Town Hall.
  • Who was Govert Flinck?
    Govert Flinck was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Initially a student of Rembrandt, he later moved toward a more Rubensian style, which helped him secure significant commissions in Amsterdam.
  • What was Govert Flinck's art style?
    Flinck's early art style was heavily influenced by Rembrandt, leading to misattributions between the two artists. Later in his career, he adopted a more Rubensian grand manner, which proved successful in securing official commissions.
  • What is Govert Flinck known for?
    Flinck is known for receiving the largest single painting commission in Golden Age Amsterdam in 1659: twelve monumental canvases for the new Town Hall. However, he died before he could complete the commission, which was then divided among other artists, including Rembrandt.
  • What art movement was Govert Flinck part of?
    Govert Flinck was associated with the Baroque movement.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Govert Flinck's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Leiden Collection Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Fries Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Collection Rau for UNICEF Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] academic Encyclopaedia Britannica, Govert Flinck | Baroque Artist, Rembrandt's Pupil, Dutch Master Used for: biography.
  7. [7] book J. Bruyn, B. Haak, S. H. Levie, P. J. J. van Thiel, E. van de Wetering (auth.), A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings _ Volume II_ 1631–1634 Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Ekkart, Rudolf E. O., author, Dutch portraits : the age of Rembrandt and Frans Hals Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Dutch Painting, the Golden Age_ an Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of the Seventeenth Century, under the High Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands - Metropolitan Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Art Used for: biography.
  10. [10] museum Govaert Flinck - Getty Museum Used for: biography.
  11. [11] museum Govert Flinck - Bearded Man with a Velvet Cap - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Used for: notable works.
  12. [12] museum Govert Flinck (1615 - 1660), Officers and Other Civic Guardsmen of District XVIII in Amsterdam, under the Command of Captain Albert Dircksz Bas and Lieutenant Lucas Pietersz Conijn Used for: notable works.

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