| Josephus Augustinus Brentano | |
|---|---|
 J. A. Brentano by Adriaan de Lelie, 1813 | |
| Born | 28 August 1753 Amsterdam |
| Died | 16 April 1821 (1821-04-17) (aged 67) Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Josephus Augustinus Brentano (1753 – 1821) was a Dutch art collector.
Brentano was born in Amsterdam and became a merchant in trade with the VOC and the WIC. He was not unsuccessful and retired early in a canal mansion on the Herengracht (today nr. 544). He formed a large art cabinet there that competed with the one formed by Jan Gildemeester further down the canal. Like Gildemeester, he hired Adriaan de Lelie to portray him among his prize paintings. He started the collection to encourage artists in their field, according to Roeland van Eynden and Adriaan van der Willigen.
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Brentano in his art cabinet
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Location of his canal mansion today
Brentano died a bachelor in Amsterdam and his collection was sold to found Brentano's Steun des Ouderdoms a home for poor elderly men.
References
- Brentano in Van Eynden and Van der Willigen's Geschiedenis der Vaderlandsche Schilderkunst
- Brentano in Biografisch Portaal
- Brentano in the RKD
External links
Brentano’s Steun des Ouderdoms
Media related to Josephus Augustinus Brentano at Wikimedia Commons
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