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Adriaen van der Werff

Adriaen van der Werff

Dutch Republic, 1659–1722

WA-00021872

Rotterdam

PaintingBaroque

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

10

Works in Collection

11

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ368053

Source Registry (1)

Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Adriaen van der Werff was a Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. He painted several works for the Medicis. His brother, Pieter van der Werff (1661–1722), was his principal pupil and assistant.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Baroque

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (10)

A Nymph Dancing to a Shepherd's Flute

A Nymph Dancing to a Shepherd's Flute

1718 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 44 cm, width: 33 cm

Self-portrait with the Portrait of his Wife, Margaretha van Rees, and their Daughter Maria

Self-portrait with the Portrait of his Wife, Margaretha van Rees, and their Daughter Maria

1699 · oil paint (paint), canvas

width: 65.5 cm, height: 81 cm

A Couple Making Love in a Park Spied on by Children

A Couple Making Love in a Park Spied on by Children

1694 · panel, oil paint (paint)

height: 37 cm, width: 30 cm

Ontwerp voor het kader rond een portret van Hendrik VIII

Ontwerp voor het kader rond een portret van Hendrik VIII

1692 · paper, chalk

height: 296 cm, width: 172 cm

Diana and Callisto

Diana and Callisto

1679 · Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper

29.7 × 38.8 cm (11 3/4 × 15 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of a Soldier, Pawn from a Chess-Set

Bust of a Soldier, Pawn from a Chess-Set

1678 · sculpting on boxwood

diameter: 3.4 cm, height: 8.25 cm, height: 5.4 cm

The Penitent Magdalene

1670 · Pen and brown ink

sheet: 4 1/2 x 6 5/16 in. (11.5 x 16 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Penitent Magdalene

The Penitent Magdalene

1670 · Pen and brown ink

sheet: 4 1/2 x 6 5/16 in. (11.5 x 16 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A young Painter

A young Painter

1670 · panel, oil paint (paint)

width: 12.5 cm, height: 17 cm, depth: 4.1 cm

Samson en Delila

Samson en Delila

1669 · paper, chalk

width: 276 cm, height: 368 cm

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Artwork sources (3)

10 published of 10 catalogued · 9 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
2 published1 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Samson en Delila
1669 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A Nymph Dancing to a Shepherd's Flute
1718 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Ontwerp voor het kader rond een portret van Hendrik VIII
1692 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Self-portrait with the Portrait of his Wife, Margaretha van Rees, and their Daughter Maria
1699 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A Couple Making Love in a Park Spied on by Children
1694 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bust of a Soldier, Pawn from a Chess-Set
1678 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A young Painter
1670 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

The Penitent Magdalene (Met Museum)

Met Museum

Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

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