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Pieter Jansz Quast (brush), was the son of Jan Sijmensz, a barge master and Sybrich Gerritsdr both from Emden who married in 1603.[3] He grew up near Zeedijk. On 29 June 1632 he promised to marry in the village of Sloten near Amsterdam Annetje Splinters, a flower painter from The Hague.[4] She sued him for breaking his marriage vows and forced him to marry her half a year later.[5] They moved to The Hague where he was admitted to the local Guild of Saint Luke in 1634.[6]
Pieter Jansz. Quast - Musicians Fighting. Nationalmuseum Stockholm
Pieter Quast probably lived in a house at Paviljoensgracht which he bought in late 1639. In early 1644 he had this property put in the name of his wife, possibly to avoid creditors. By then Anna and her husband had been living in Amsterdam for at least six months and had accumulated a rent debt for a house on Kalverstraat. This address was several times the scene of conflicts.[7]
Pieter Jansz. Quast - Elegant company National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
His time in The Hague and Amsterdam is marked by constantly moving to poorer quarters, bankruptcy and participation in illegal dice-games.[8] In 1639 he collaborated with Jan Stampioen the math teacher of William II of Orange, who was also painted by Quast.[9] He competed with Pieter Codde and Willem Duyster who had a similar style and was influenced Adriaen Brouwer.[10] His style is characterized by humor, satire and caricature.[11]
Pieter Jansz. Quast - Musicians Fighting. Nationalmuseum Stockholm
Pieter Quast probably lived in a house at Paviljoensgracht which he bought in late 1639. In early 1644 he had this property put in the name of his wife, possibly to avoid creditors. By then Anna and her husband had been living in Amsterdam for at least six months and had accumulated a rent debt for a house on Kalverstraat. This address was several times the scene of conflicts.[7]
Pieter Jansz. Quast - Elegant company National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
His time in The Hague and Amsterdam is marked by constantly moving to poorer quarters, bankruptcy and participation in illegal dice-games.[8] In 1639 he collaborated with Jan Stampioen the math teacher of William II of Orange, who was also painted by Quast.[9] He competed with Pieter Codde and Willem Duyster who had a similar style and was influenced Adriaen Brouwer.[10] His style is characterized by humor, satire and caricature.[11]
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