According to Houbraken he was the most famous pupil of his father, the architect and poet Salomon de Bray. Houbraken called Jan the ``pearl in Haarlem's crown''. Houbraken saw a painting by de Bray of David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant in the collection of Arnold van Halen in Amsterdam, dated 1697, that he admired for its realistic flesh tones in the forms of David playing the harp and the Levite s behind him.
According to Houbraken he was the most famous pupil of his father, the architect and poet Salomon de Bray.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Houbraken
Houbraken
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
pupil
pupil
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
architect
architect
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
poet
poet
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Salomon
Salomon
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bray
Bray
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Houbraken called Jan the ``pearl in Haarlem's crown''.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Houbraken
Houbraken
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
January
Jan
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Number=Sing
pearl
pearl
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Haarlem
Haarlem
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
crown
crown
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Houbraken saw a painting by de Bray of David and the Return of the Ark of the Covenant in the collection of Arnold van Halen in Amsterdam, dated 1697, that he admired for its realistic flesh tones in the forms of David playing the harp and the Levite s behind him.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Houbraken
Houbraken
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
see
saw
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
painting
painting
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bray
Bray
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
David
David
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
return
Return
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Ark
Ark
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Covenant
Covenant
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
collection
collection
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Arnold
Arnold
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
van
van
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Halen
Halen
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
date
dated
VERB
VBN
obl:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1697
1697
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
admire
admired
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
realistic
realistic
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
flesh
flesh
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
tone
tones
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
form
forms
NOUN
NNS
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
David
David
PROPN
NNP
acl
VerbForm=Ger
play
playing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
harp
harp
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
Levite
Levite
PROPN
NNP
case
Typo=Yes
's
s
PART
POS
case
behind
behind
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.