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Jan Poortenaar (1886–1958)

Author of Van prenten en platen

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Works by Jan Poortenaar

Associated Works

The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller (1877) — Translator / illustrator / calligrapher, some editions — 69 copies, 2 reviews
The Flight of the Dragon (1972) — Translator, some editions — 49 copies
An essay on landscape painting (1935) — Translator, some editions — 21 copies
Albert Schweitzer, Genie der Menschlichkeit (1948) — Translator, some editions — 7 copies
Dichters over Holland — Illustrator — 2 copies
Peter Paul Rubens als levenskunstenaar — Introduction — 1 copy

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Canonical name
Poortenaar, Jan
Legal name
Poortenaar, Jan Christiaan
Birthdate
1886-07-23
Date of death
1958
Gender
male
Occupations
painter
graphic artist
art critic
publisher
Nationality
Netherlands
Birthplace
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Place of death
Naarden, Netherlands
Associated Place (for map)
Netherlands

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Full of insights into everyday life and Dutch colonial society in the 1920s, this beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the islands of Java, Madura, Bali, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, and Sumatra, then collectively known as the Dutch East Indies.

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