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Balthasar van der Veen

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Balthasar van der Veen
Born1596
Died1660
NationalityDutch

Balthasar (Baltazar) van der Veen (1596 – 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He was a son of Balthasar van der Veen, a merchant from Antwerp[1] Balthasar, the painter, is mentioned in Jan van der Veen's poem as his nephew. The poem was written for his wedding with Grietje Schaaps, page 319.[2] In this book written by M. E. Houck about some of the well known families from Deventer, Houck writes about a brother of Jan van der Veen, Walewijn van der Veen, page 314[3] We therefor can assume, correctly that these people were indeed related.[4]

View of Haarlem near the Eendjespoort (southern gate over the Spaarne)

Van der Veen was born in Amsterdam where he was registered in 1620.[5] He worked in Gorinchem during the years 1637 - 1639 and then travelled south to France and further to Italy, but was back in Amsterdam by 1657 when he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke there.[5] He is known for landscapes after Cornelis Gerritsz Decker, Wouter Knijff, and Roelof Jansz van Vries.[5] Van der Veen probably died in Haarlem.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Discover painter Balthasar van der Veen".
  2. ^ "Mededeelingen betreffende Gerhard ter Borch, Robert van Voerst, Pieter van Anraedt, Aleijda Wolfsen, Derck Hardensteijn en Hendrik ter Bruggen". 1899.
  3. ^ "Mededeelingen betreffende Gerhard ter Borch, Robert van Voerst, Pieter van Anraedt, Aleijda Wolfsen, Derck Hardensteijn en Hendrik ter Bruggen". 1899.
  4. ^ Mededeelingen betreffende Gerhard ter Borch, Robert van Voerst, Pieter van Anraedt, Aleijda Wolfsen, Derck Hardensteijn en Hendrik ter Bruggen ..."
  5. ^ a b c d Balthasar van der Veen in the RKD