[[File:Coenraet Roepel (1678-1748), by Richard van Bleeck and Coenraet Roepel.jpg|thumb|right|Coenraet Roepel ([[Richard van Bleeck]] and Coenraet Roepel)]]
[[File:Coenraet Roepel (1678-1748), by Richard van Bleeck and Coenraet Roepel.jpg|thumb|right|Coenraet Roepel ([[Richard van Bleeck]] and Coenraet Roepel)]]
”’Coenraet Roepel”’ (1678, [[The Hague]] – 1748, [[The Hague]]), was an 18th-century fruit and flower still life painter from the [[Dutch Republic]].
”’Coenraet Roepel”’ (1678–1748) was an 18th-century fruit and flower still life painter from the [[Dutch Republic]].
==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Coenraet Roepel (* 1678 in Den Haag; † 1748 ebenda) , Stillleben.jpg|thumb|left|Fruit still life in a niche]]
[[File:Coenraet Roepel (* 1678 in Den Haag; † 1748 ebenda) , Stillleben.jpg|thumb|left|Fruit still life in a niche]]
According to Jan van Gool he was an avid gardener and his love of flowers made him become a pupil of [[Constantijn Netscher]] so that he could paint the flowers and other plants in his garden.<ref name=Gool>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.historici.nl/retroboeken/schouburg/#source=1&page=426 Koenraet Roepel, Part 1, page 426] in ”Nieuwe Schouburg” (with painter index), (1750) by Jan van Gool, in the ”Institute of Dutch History”</ref> He travelled to [[Düsseldorf]] in 1716 and received a gold chain and medal from [[Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine]] for his work.<ref name=Gool/> He had high hopes of painting more for the elector, but his patron died the same year, so Coenraet returned to the Netherlands.<ref name=Gool/> On his return, he became a member of the [[Confrerie Pictura]] in 1718 and was very successful in The Hague, receiving as much as 1,000 guilders for a work, but was later eclipsed by the flower painter [[Jan van Huysum]].<ref name=Gool/>
According to Jan van Gool he was an avid gardener and his love of flowers made him become a pupil of [[Constantijn Netscher]] so that he could paint the flowers and other plants in his garden.<ref name=Gool>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.historici.nl/retroboeken/schouburg/#source=1&page=426 Koenraet Roepel, Part 1, page 426] in ”Nieuwe Schouburg” (with painter index), (1750) by Jan van Gool, in the ”Institute of Dutch History”</ref> He travelled to [[Düsseldorf]] in 1716 and received a gold chain and medal from [[Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine]] for his work.<ref name=Gool/> He had high hopes of painting more for the elector, but his patron died the same year, so Coenraet returned to the Netherlands.<ref name=Gool/> On his return, he became a member of the [[Confrerie Pictura]] in 1718 and was very successful in The Hague, receiving as much as 1,000 guilders for a work, but was later eclipsed by the flower painter [[Jan van Huysum]].<ref name=Gool/>
According to the RKD he was trained in the Confrerie in the years 1698-1699 and first became a member there in 1711.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/67637 Coenraet Roepel] in the [[RKD]]</ref> His pupil was [[Pieter Terwesten]].<ref name=RKD/>
According to the RKD he was trained in the Confrerie in and first became a member there in 1711.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/67637 Coenraet Roepel] in the [[RKD]]</ref> His pupil was [[Pieter Terwesten]].<ref name=RKD/>
The [[Lázaro Galdiano Museum|Lazaro Galdiano Museum]] in Madrid owns a couple of Still lifes”, one with fruits” and the other a ”Vase with Flowers”,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Viewer?accion=4&AMuseo=MLGM&Ninv=05561|title=Red Digital de Colecciones de Museos de España – Museos|website=ceres.mcu.es|language=es|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> from Roepel.
The [[Lázaro Galdiano Museum|Lazaro Galdiano Museum]] in Madrid owns a couple of Still lifes”, one with fruits” and the other a ”Vase with Flowers”,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ceres.mcu.es/pages/Viewer?accion=4&AMuseo=MLGM&Ninv=05561|title=Red Digital de Colecciones de Museos de España – Museos|website=ceres.mcu.es|language=es|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> from Roepel.
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Coenraet Roepel (1678–1748) was an 18th-century fruit and flower still life painter from the Dutch Republic.
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He was born in The Hague. According to Jan van Gool he was an avid gardener and his love of flowers made him become a pupil of Constantijn Netscher so that he could paint the flowers and other plants in his garden.[1] He travelled to Düsseldorf in 1716 and received a gold chain and medal from Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine for his work.[1] He had high hopes of painting more for the elector, but his patron died the same year, so Coenraet returned to the Netherlands.[1] On his return, he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura in 1718 and was very successful in The Hague, receiving as much as 1,000 guilders for a work, but was later eclipsed by the flower painter Jan van Huysum.[1]
According to the RKD he was trained in the Confrerie in 1698–1699 and first became a member there in 1711.[2] His pupil was Pieter Terwesten.[2] He died in 1748 in The Hague.
The Lazaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid owns a couple of Still lifes, one with fruits and the other a Vase with Flowers,[3] from Roepel.
