Dutch and Flemish Painters:
How the Dutch Say Their Names

The Dutch word (de) schilder 2 can mean both 'painter' of houses and 'artist painter.' You could say (de) kunstschilder for the artist, but it's a bit unusual.
schilderen 2 'to paint'
(het) schilderij 2 'painting'
more terms - below

Willem van Aelst 2 3 (1627-1683) Van Aelst Pieter Aertsen 2 (~1508-1575)
Lourens Alma Tadema 2 3 (1836-1912)
Pieter van Anraedt 2 (~1635-1678)
Karel Appel 2 (1921-2006)
Jan Asselijn 2 (1610-1652)
Balthasar van der Ast 2 (~1593-1657)
Hendrick Avercamp 2 (1585-1634)
Dirck van Baburen 2 3 (~1595-1624)
Adriaen Backer 2 (~1635-1684)
Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608-1651)
Ludolf Bakhuizen 2 (1630-1708)
Johannes Symonsz van der Beek / Johannes Symoonis van der Beek 2
= Johannes Torrentius 2 (~1588-1644) Abraham van Beijeren 2 3 (~1620-1690)
Simon Bening 2 (1483-1561)
Ambrosius Benson 2 (1495-1550)
Nicolaes Berchem 2 (1622-1683)
Gerrit Berckheyde 2 (1638-1698)
Job Berckheyde 2 (1630-1693)
Gillis Gillisz de Bergh 2 (~1600-1669)
Jan de Bisschop 2 (1628-1671)
Abraham Bloemaert 2 (1564-1651)
Adriaen Bloemaert 2 3 (~1609-1666)
Ferdinand Bol 2 3 (1616-1680)
Paulus Bor 2 (~1601-1669)
Gerard ter Borch 2 3 (~1582-1662 // 1617-1681) Hieronymus Bosch 2 (c. 1450-1516) also known as:  Jeroen Bosch 2 Ambrosius Bosschaert 2 3 (1543- ~1615 // 1573-1621 // 1609-1645) Jan Both 2 (~1620-1652)
Dieric Bouts 2 3 (c. 1414-1475) also called:  Dirk or Diederik Leonard Bramer 2 (1596-1674) also:  Leendert 2 Jan de Bray (~1627-1697)
Bartholomeus Breenbergh 2 (1598-1657)
Quiringh van Brekelenkam 2 (~1623- ~1669)
Pieter Bruegel 2 (~1525-1569) See also note below Adriaen Brouwer 2 (1604-~1637)
Hendrick ter Brugghen 2 3 (~1585- ~1630)
Hendrick van der Burgh 2 3 (1627-after 1664)
Willem Buytewech 2 3 (~1591-1624)
Jacob van Campen 2 3 (1596-1657)
Robert Campin (~1375-1444) last name is French?  2 ? Jan van de Cappelle 2 (1626-1679) also written as:  Van de Capelle
also called:  Johannes 2 or  Joannes Peter Christus 2 (~1415 - ~1475) also called:  Petrus Pieter Claesz 2 (~1596-1661)
Joos van Cleve (~1485 - ~1540) also called:  Joost Pieter Codde 2 (1599-1678)
Adriaen Coorte 2 3 (~1660-~1707)
Aelbert Cuyp 2 3 (1620-1691) also:  Albert


Gerard David 2 (~1460-1523)
Abraham van Dijck (born ca 1640)
Kees van Dongen 2 3 (1877-1968)
Gerrit Dou 2 3 (1613-1675)
Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot 2 3 (~1585-1666) also written as:  Drooghsloot Willem Drost 2 (1633-1659)
Jacob Duck 2 3 (1598-1667)
Karel Dujardin 2 (1622-1672) (French last name) Antoon van Dyck 2 (1599-1641) (Anthony van Dyck) Gerbrandt van den Eeckhout 2 (1621-1674)
Pieter Janssens Elinga 2 (1623-1682)
M.C. Escher 2 3 4 (1898-1972) (German last name)
(Maurits Cornelis 2) Allaert van Everdingen 2 (1617-1675) also:  Allard van Everdingen 2 Cesar van Everdingen 2 3 (~1616-1678)
Hubert van Eyck 2 (~1385-1426)
Jan van Eyck 2 (~1390 - ~1440)
Carel Fabritius 2 3 (1622-1654) 't Puttertje 2 3 'The Goldfinch' Frans Floris 2 (1517-1570) also known as:  Frans de Vriendt Aert de Gelder 2 3 (1645-1727) also:  Arent 2 Jacques de Gheyn 2 3 (1532-1582)
Hugo van der Goes 2 (~1440 - ~1482)
Vincent van Gogh 2 3 4 5 6 (1853-1890) Vincent Van Gogh 2 Jan Gossaert 2 (1478-1532) also known as:  Gossart 2 and Mabuse Govaert Flinck 2 3 (1615-1660) also known as:  Govert Flinck 2 Hendrik Goltzius 2 (1558-1617) (German last name) Jan van Goyen 2 (1596-1656)
Cornelis van Haarlem (1562-1638)
Frans Hals 2 3 (~1582-1666) Malle Babbe 2 3 Margareta Haverman (born 1693)
Willem Claesz Heda 2 3 (1594- ~1680)
Cornelis de Heem 2 (1631-1695)
Jan Davidsz de Heem 2 3 (1606- ~1684)
Maerten van Heemskerck 2 (1498-1574)
Bartholomeus van der Helst 2 (1613-1670)
Jan van der Heyden 2 3 (1637-1712)
Meindert Hobbema 2 (1638-1709)
Joris Hoefnagel 2 3 4 (1542-1601)
Gerard van Honthorst 2 (1592-1656)
Pieter de Hooch 2 3 (1692- ~1684)
Samuel van Hoogstraten 2 3 (1627-1678)
Gerard Houckgeest 2 3 (~1600-1661) Usually, OU is pronounced: Lucas Hugensz. 2 (1494-1533) also known as:  Lucas van Leyden Jan van Huijsum 2 (1682-1749)
Lambert Jacobsz 2 (1598-1636)
Jacob Jordaens 2 3 (1593-1678)
Willem Kalf 2 (1619-1693)
Hendrick de Keyser 2 3 (1563-1621)
Thomas de Keyser 2 3 (~1596-1667)
Jacob Knyff 2 3 (1640-1681) also written as:  Knijff Leendert Knijff 2 3 also as:  Leonard Wouter Knijff
Joanna Koerten 2 (1650-1715)
Philip Koninck 2 3 (1619-1688)
Willem de Kooning 2 3 (1904-1997)
Pieter Lastman 2 3 (1583-1633)
Peter Lely 2 (1618-1680) born as:  Pieter van der Faes 2 Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533) also known as:  Lucas Hugensz. 2 Judith Leyster 2 3 (1609-1660) Judith Jansdochter Leyster 2 3
dochter daughter Jan Lievens 2 3 (1607-1674)
Gerrit Lundens 2 3 (1622-1686)
Jan Luyken (1649-1712)



Nicolaes Maes 2 (1634-1693)
Cornelis de Man 2 3 (1621-1706)
Karel van Mander 2 3 (1548-1606)
Jan Massys 2 (~1510-1575) also known as:  Jan Matsys
and:  Jan Matsijs Quentin Matsys (1466-1530) also known as:  Quinten Matsijs 2
or:  Massijs 2 Han van Meegeren 2 3 (1889-1947) infamous Vermeer forger Hans Memling 2 (c. 1439-1494) more like German:  Hans Memling 2 Hendrik Willem Mesdag 2 (1831-1915)
Sientje Mesdag-van Houten 2 (1834-1909)
Gabriël Metsu (1629-1667)
Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt 2 (1566-1641)
Frans van Mieris 2 3 (1635-1681 // 1689-1763) Jan Miense Molenaer 2 (1610-1688)
Piet Mondriaan 2 (1872-1944)
Carel de Moor 2 (1655-1738)
Anthonis Mor van Dashorst 2 3 (1519-1575) also:  Anthonis Mor 2 Aert van der Neer 2 (1603-1677)
Caspar Netscher 2 (1639-1684) (German last name) Jacob Ochtervelt 2 (1634-1682)
Bernaert van Orley (~1490-1541)
Adriaen van Ostade 2 (1610-1685)
Isaac van Ostade (1621-1649)
Antonie Palamedesz 2 3 (1601-1673)
Palamedes Palamedesz 2 (1607-1638 // 1632-1705) Joachim Patinir 2 (~1480-1524)
Crispijn van de Passe 2 3 (1564-1637 // 1594-1670) Adam Pijnacker (~1620-1673)
Egbert van der Poel (1621-1664)
Cornelis van Poelenburch 2 3 (~1594-1667)
Jan Porcellis 2 (~1583-1632)
Frans Post 2 3 4 (1612-1680)
Paulus Potter (1625-1654) 2 De Stier 2 'The Bull' Frans Pourbus 2 (1545-1581 // 1569-1622)
(French last name  ? 2 ?) Jacob Pynas 2 3 (1592-after 1650)
Jan Pynas 2 3 (~1583-1631)
Artus Quellinus 2 (1609-1668 // 1625-1700) Rembrandt 2 (1606-1669) Rembrandt van Rijn 2
Van Rijn 2
De Nachtwacht 2 'the Night Watch' Roelant Roghman 2 3 (1627-1692)
Peter Paul Rubens 2 (1577-1640)
Jacob van Ruisdael 2 3 (~1628-1682)
Rachel Ruysch 2 3 (1664-1750)
Salomon van Ruysdael 2 (~1600-1670)
Pieter Jansz Saenredam 2 3 (1597-1665)
Godfried Cornelisz Schalcken (1643-1706)
Jan van Scorel (1495-1562) ('from the Dutch village of'  Schoorl ) Hercules Seghers 2 (~1589- ~1640)also written as:  Segers Geertgen tot Sint Jans 2 (~1465 - ~1495)
Michiel Sittow (~1468-1525) also known as: Michaël 2
Sittow was originally from Estonia - I pronounced the name as Russian.
probable Estonian pronunciation:  2 3 Hendrik Sorgh 2 3 (1610-1670)
Jan Steen 2 3 (1626-1679)
Een huishouden van Jan Steen 2 3 4 (saying) A messy household - like in some Jan Steen paintings Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburgh 2 (1571-1638) Michiel Sweerts 2 (1618-1664)
Abraham van den Tempel (~1622-1678)
Johannes Torrentius 2 (~1588/1644) = Johannes Symonsz van der Beek
/ Johannes Symoonis van der Beek 2


Jacob van der Ulft 2 (1621-1689) Van der Ulft Werner van den Valckert 2 3 (1621-1689)
Adriaen van de Velde 2 (1639-1672)
Willem van de Velde 2 3 (1611-1893 // 1633-1707) Jacob van Velsen (1597-1656)
Johannes Verkolje 2 3 (1650-1693)
Johannes Vermeer 2 3 (1632-1675) Johannes 2 Vermeer 2
De Schilderkunst 'The Art of Painting'
Het Straatje 'The Little Street'
't Meisje met de Parel
  'Girl with The Pearl [Earring]'
Gezicht op Delft 'View [on] of Delft' Vincent Laurensz van der Vinne 2 3 (1628-1707) Hendrick van Vliet 2 3 (1611-1675)
Daniël Vosmaer 2 (1622- ~1667)
Jacobus Vrel 2 3 (active ca. 1654-1662)
Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom 2 3 (1566-1640)
Jan Baptist Weenix 2 (~1640-1719)
Rogier van der Weyden 2 3 4 (~1399-1464)
Emmanuel de Witte (1617-1692)
Adriaen van Witvelt 2 (~1581-1638)
Philips Wouwerman 2 (1619-1668) also known as:  Wouwermans Joachim Wtewael 2 3 (1566-1638) Wte in Dutch names is pronounced as (Dutch) ute
also called:  Uytewael 2 3 4

Painting Terms

schilder 2	painter (house and art)
kunstschilder	painter (artist)
(het) schilderij 2	painting
(de) verf	paint
(de) kleur 2	color
(de) kwast 2	paintbrush
(de) penseel 2	fine painbrush
(het) potlood	pencil
(het) palet 2 3	palette
(het) doek 2	canvas
(de) ezel 2	easel
(de/het) vernis 2 3	varnish
(de) lijst	picture frame
(het) aquarel 2 3	aquarelle, watercolor painting

Prominent Historical Dutchmen

the Dutch George Washington
nicknamed  Willem de Zwijger
'William The Silent'

nicknamed  'de Stedendwinger' 2
'subjugator of cities'

also called:  Grotius 2 3

also called:  Vadertje Cats 2 3
'dear little father Cats'

also known as:  Goropius 2 ‑>>

Notes

van 2

de 2 ('the')

den /

der 2)

den Pol 2

AE in names is old spelling of AA ('long A') pronounced - see also

SZ at the end of names is short for '-s zoon'  (son of)
zoon 'son'
Names ending in S just add Z
This Z is not pronounced

Pronouncing 'Bruegel'
A Chicago University Website tells me there are three 'internationally accepted' pronunciations for 'Bruegel': BrOYgel, BrEEgel and BrOOgel. That's not how the name is said by Dutch people, who may wonder for a moment who you're talking about.
For foreigners, it's hard to pronounce Pieter Bruegel 2 in the Dutch way, because in many languages there are no sounds like either Dutch EU or Dutch G .
Actually, the name is often written as 'Breugel' in Dutch, because the UE spelling points to the incorrect German pronunciation: Brügel 2 - note too that German G is different from Dutch G.
Compare pronunciation with Dutch beugel 2 ('brace') - vleugel ('wing; grand piano')
Cautionary Note
It is of course interesting to know the correct ('Dutch') pronunciation of Dutch names, but in communicating with members of other language communities ('Barbarians') it may be more efficient to use the common modified ('corrupted') way of saying.
In a shop -- outside of Holland and Belgium -- will saying "Gouda" like a Dutchman: get you the cheese you want, or had you better say it like English-speakers: ?
Likewise, trying to say "Van Gogh" like the Dutch: (Vincent van Gogh 2) instead of the usual way: 2 people might think you just came down with an acute case of strep throat.

Some painters' names were suggested by Jonathan Janson of Essential Vermeer, some names I came across in William Kloss's 'Dutch Masters' Great Courses course, and Henryk Fantazos gave me a list of Medieval Flemish painters' names.
I found the painters' years in the Dutch wikipedia, and I mostly followed their spelling of the names
Thank you Daniel Baskin for looking up the Estonian pronunciation of 'Wittow.'

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