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Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck
Dutch painter (1567–c.
Pieter cornelisz biography
1637)
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck | |
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'Market stall with two figures, 1622. | |
| Born | Pieter Cornelisz 1567 Delft |
| Died | 1637 (aged 69–70) Italy |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck (1567–c.
1637), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
He was the son of the Haarlem brewer Cornelis van Rijck, brother of the Delft brewer Adriaen and a cousin of the Haarlem still life painter Floris van Dyck.[1][2]
According to Van Mander in 1604, he learned to draw from Jacob Willemsz Delff, but was meant for another profession, and spent time on other business for a few years before returning to the arts under the tutelage of Huybrecht Jacobsz Grimani for 6 months.[3] He accompanied him to Italy, where he remained for 15 years, working for local and visiting nobility all over Italy.
At the time van Mander was writ