Artist: Solomon De Bray (1597 - 1664)
Nationality: Dutch
Movement: Dutch School
Media: Architecture,Painting
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Biography:
Solomon de Bray was born in Haarlem and spent most of his life there. Taught by Mannerists Cornelius van Haarlem and Hendrick Goltzius, de Bray painted mythological and religious scenes, portraits, landscapes, and genre pictures. He also created architectural drawings and detailed preparatory sketches for his paintings. Although De Bray began working in a fairly traditional style, in the 1940’s he began incorporating the more revolutionary technique of chiaroscuro, probably because of the Rembrandt’s influence. A decade later, De Bray began favoring classical compositions in the style of Pieter de Grebber. Along with Pieter Molijn, he helped to reestablish the Guild of St. Luke in 1631. He also published two books, a poetry anthology and a contemporary architecture album. In the mid-1660’s, the De Bray family was struck by the plague, killing four of their ten children, De Bray, and his wife.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Jan de Bray - Portrait of the Artist's Parents, Salomon de Bray and Anna Westerbaen 1664 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Dutch
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Jan de Bray, Portrait of A Gentleman, 17th century
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Leon Gaspard - King Solomon 1940 oil, gouache and gol Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at The University of Oklahoma American
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The Idolatry of Solomon
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Shield, Mid-19th century; Solomon Islander Solomon Islander people; Solomon Islands, probably Santa IsabelCane, clay, mother-of-pearl,
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Domenico Antonio Vaccaro - Solomon Worshiping the Pagan Gods c. 1700 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Judgment of Solomon, 1782
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Lucas van Leyden, The Idolatry of King Solomon, 1514
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Jan Punt, Solomon receiving the Queen of Sheba, 18th century
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Georg Pencz, Solomon worshipping the idols, 16th century
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Anonymous, An Exact Representation of Solomon"s Temple, 19th century
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William Ridley, Rev Solomon Herschel, 18th - 19th century
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The Judgment of Solomon Leonard Bramer (Dutch, 1596-1674)Oil on wood; 31 1/8 x 40 1/2
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William Walcot, Back Entrance to Solomon"s Palace, 19th - 20th century
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Georg Pencz, Solomon judging the two women disputing over a child, 16th century
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King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, cassone panel Master of Lecceto (Italian, Sienese, third
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Anonymous, Salomonis Templum (Temple of Solomon), page 446 from an unidentified book, circa 17th century
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The Idolatry of Solomon
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The Queen of Sheba before King Solomon, Tapestry, 1490-1500 upper Rhenish (Strasbourg); Object place: Germany/SwitzerlandLinen
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Artist: Simeon Solomon Title: Seated Angel Date: 1883 Medium: colored chalks Dimensions: H.20 x W.15-3/8
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Salomon de Bray - Child with Cherries 17th century oil on panel Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Dutch
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Jan de Bray - Head of a Small Boy c. 1650 oil on copper National Gallery of Art Dutch
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Giovanni Lanfranco (Giovanni di Stefano), The Judgment of Solomon, from the series of etchings Biblical Scenes, after the frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggia, 1607
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Sisto Badalocchio, Solomon Building the Temple of God in Jerusalem, from the series of etchings Biblical Scenes, after the frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggia, 1607
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Sisto Badalocchio, Solomon Anointed King of Israel, from the series of etchings Biblical Scenes, after the frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggia, 1607
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Sisto Badalocchio, The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon, from the series of etchings Biblical Scenes, after the frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggia, 1607
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Alexander Anderson, Exact Representation of Solomon"s Temple from Flavius Josephus Works/Antiquities of the Jews (New York: William Durell, 1792), 1792
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Salomon de Bray - The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence 1652 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Dutch
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Jan de Bray - Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra 1669 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art Dutch
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Arthur Rackham, "Put his strange case before old Solomon Caw", illustration no. 15 referring to page 27 in the book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie (New York: Charles Scribner*s Sons, 1907), 1907
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Arthur Rackham, ""Preposterous!", cried Solomon in a rage", illustration no. 19 referring to page 38 in the book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie (New York: Charles Scribner*s Sons, 1907), 1907
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The Judgment of Solomon
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Dirk De Bray - Still Life with Dead Hare and Falcon in a Niche 1678 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art Dutch
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Abner"s Messenger before David (?); The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; (verso) The
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Simeon Solomon - Night and Sleep 1888 red and blue chalk Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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Jew"s harp Solomon Islands, Florida Is. (?), 19th century Wood 1.7 x 16.4 cm (11/16
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Simeon Solomon - Hymen with a Flaming Torch 1840-1905 white and black chal Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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Attributed to Willem van de Velde I, Dutch, 1611-1693 Formerly attributed to Solomon van Ruisdael,
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Box with scene from the Judgment of Solomon England, 1650-75 Silk, linen; embroidered with silk
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Artist: Peter Voulkos Title: Plate Date: 1957 Medium: stoneware with low-fire glaze and acrylic paint

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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University Art Museum, CSU Long Beach: Ashes, Ashes: An Installation by Anne Bray
Bray, who teaches Public Art at USC and New Genres at Claremont Graduate University, has displayed art at gas stations, malls, movie theaters, on television, in department stores, on billboards, in homes, and has proposed to show artists' videos b...
University of Kentucky Art Museum: A Ceramic Continuum: Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Influence
The exhibition also includes work from the Foundation’s former resident directors—Rudy Autio, David Cornell, Ken Ferguson, Carol Roorbach, David Shaner, Kurt Weiser, and Peter Voulkos—as well as by Josh DeWeese, the current resident director. ...
Arad International Biennale of Contemporary Arts: Arad Biennale to Open Today
The Arad Biennale 2005’s web page (www.aradbiennale.org) is now showing its program of activities, from the gala opening on Friday May 20th, until its closing on Sunday May 29th. Far more than just hanging and exhibiting artwork healthy “discuss...
National Gallery: El Greco Opens Today
El Greco stood apart from his contemporaries in the depiction of his visionary compositions; his pictures are characterised by bright colours, elongated forms and spiritual intensity, painted in a unique personal style, combining aspects of the By...
LA Freewaves: Call for Artists: 9th Celebration of Experimental Media Arts
Competitive selection process will be conducted by a group of international and local curators with diverse specialties and backgrounds. Notification of acceptance is in July 2004. Artist payments will be $100-300 for selected works. See...
Art Directors Club Gallery: FAAR OUT: Six Months in Rome
"The Rome Prize in Design attracts the most diverse candidates," said Adele Chatfield-Taylor Academy President and Design Fellow (FAAR ’84). "Since 1965, the Academy has been granting fellowships to two designers a year. This exhibit recognizes th...
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation: The Travelling Weave: International Artists for Peace and Dialogue
On the next night, Monday October 3, at 7 pm there will be photos and a talk showing the studios, the artists and where they live. Some of the artists will be present. Laura Leiden, an Oconee County artist who is the United States member of...
Ohio Art League: Alter Egos - Voices from Inside: Ceramic Sculpture by Beth Cavener Stichter, Janis Mars Wunderlich, and Marty Shuter
The sculptures on their own have an innate narrative that is both disconcerting and familiar. They draw you in with a discomforting attraction. Stichter mixes animal body language with human proportions and gestures that result in all too recogniz...
Eiteljorg Museum of American and Western Art: Ansel Adams: A Life s Work
In the five years leading up to his death in 1984, Adams selected 75 photographs he felt best represented the range and quality of his work. Now, this Museum Set is coming to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapo...

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