Barend van Eijsen
Dutch Golden Age painter
Barend van Eijsen (fl. 1679 in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and sculptor.
Biography
According to the RKD, the painter B. van Eijsen was probably the same person as the sculptor Barent van Eijsen who worked in Haarlem in 1679. He is listed in the 1702 Vincent van der Vinne list as a past and deceased member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The painter Sara van Baalbergen married a Barent van Eysen in 1634 in Haarlem, but it is unclear if he represents the same person or a member of the previous generation.
Barend probably was related to P. van Eijse, thought to be identical to Pieter van Eijsen, who was a painter active in Haarlem in the 1660s. Two works attributed to P. van Eijse are vanitas still life paintings in the style of Vincent van der Vinne dated 1661 and 1662, while another formerly attributed to Evert Collier is attributed to him.
The public source identifies “Barend van Eijsen” as dutch Golden Age painter. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Barend, Eijsen and Dutch.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Barend van Eijsen”, the useful work is to connect “dutch Golden Age painter” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 11, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q16834794. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1679, 1702, 1634 and 1661.
A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Barend van Eijsen”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Barend van Eijsen primary sources, Barend van Eijsen archive and Barend research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Barend van Eijsen”?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Barend van Eijsen” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.