Dus, Jacob van der

Jacob van der Dus ( Dutch. Jacob van der Does ; March 4, 1623 , Amsterdam - November 17, 1673 , Sloten ) - Dutch artist of the Golden Age of Holland , who had the nickname of "drummer".

Jacob van der Dus
niderl. Jacob van der Does
Portrait (upper) of Jacob van der Dus, engraving of 1719.
Date of Birth	March 4, 1623 ( 1623-03-04 )
Place of Birth	Amsterdam , North Holland
Date of death	November 17, 1673 ( 1673-11-17 ) (aged 50)
Place of death	Amsterdam , North Holland
A country	Republic of the United Provinces
Genre	bamboshada landscape animalistic print

He came from a well-known and wealthy family, but his father went broke. Young van der Dus was given a teaching by the then-famous painter Nikolai Moyart . At the end of the course, the 20-year-old van der Dus set off to travel. Having been in Paris , he left for Rome , but depleted all his money reserves. He was forced to enlist in the papal army and was adopted by the drummer . His compatriots, who studied in Rome, learned about the miserable fate of a fellow, formed and rescued him from the soldiers, but the nickname of the "drummer" was fixed to him forever.

Van der Dus became an excellent painter, returned to the fatherland and got married. He painted bamboo horses and landscapes , perfectly portrayed animals , especially sheep and goats. Sometimes the color of his paintings was dark and gloomy: this flaw was attributed to melancholy and sadness, stemming from poverty, family turmoil, many enemies and, above all, suspicious morals.

His son Simon (1653-1717) painted landscapes, like his father. Both of them left some good prints engraved with strong vodka.