Known by the names Leonard Bramer and Leonaert Bramer, the artist lived from 1596 to 1674. The Kornfeld catalogue states that, after a period in France, he settled in Rome. According to the same catalogue, he returned to Delft in 1629.
A drawing of Noah kneeling with his entourage, dated 1634–1638, is described by Kornfeld as having been made after Bramer’s return from Italy. The composition is executed in pen and brush in ink, with washes and a few white highlights, on brown laid paper; the sheet measures 46.5 × 34.1 cm. The catalogue reports that a collector’s album comprising 55 sheets of similar format and technique, devoted to Old Testament subjects, was dispersed according to the 1938 inventory.
The Art Institute of Chicago also lists a Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine and a Man Climbing a Plank Towards a Boat, both dated 1660/69.
This profile brings together identity references for Leonaert Bramer and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
5 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Kornfeld, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Works recorded at auction
Kornfeld · Lot 3103
Noah kneeling with his retinue after the ark landed following the Flood
brush in ink, washed in places with the brush and minimally heightened with white, on brown laid paper
Original catalogue wording
Der kniende Noah mit Gefolge, nach der Landung der Arche nach der Sintflut brush in ink, washed in places with the brush and minimally heightened with white, on brown laid paper
References excluded from statistics: attributions and special lots
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Kornfeld · Lot 3105
Ecce Homo — Christ Presented to the People, with Pilate Washing His Hands on the Throne
Pen and brush in black ink, in places heavily heightened in white, on laid paper
Original catalogue wording
Ecce homo - Christus dem Volke vorgestellt, mit dem sich die Hände waschenden Pilatus auf dem Thron Pen and brush in black ink, in places heavily heightened in white, on laid paper Old inscription "L. Bramer"
SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record. Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
