Christiaan Coevershoff

Christiaan Coevershoff
Christiaan Coevershoff
Born	1595; Groningen
Died	1659; The Hague
Nationality	Netherlands

Christiaan Coevershoff or Cornelis Coeuershoff (1595-1659) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Groningen.

Anatomy lesson of Dr. Zacheus de Jager, 1640

Coevershoff was born in Groningen but moved to Amsterdam where he trained as a painter. He was rediscovered by Isa van Eeghen who researched his Anatomy lesson of Dr. Zacheus de Jager.^[1] His work shows that he was influenced by Hendrik Goltzius and Cornelis van Haarlem.^[2] Besides Amsterdam and Enkhuizen he is known for working in The Hague, where he was one of the founders of the Confrerie Pictura in 1656.^[2]

Coevershoff died in The Hague.

References[]

^ De anatomische les van Christiaan Coevershof of : op zoek naar een notoir misdadiger, by Eeghen, I.H. van, 1958
^ ^a ^b Christiaan Coevershoff in the RKD

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[1] De anatomische les van Christiaan Coevershof of : op zoek naar een notoir misdadiger, by Eeghen, I.H. van, 1958

[RKD-2] Christiaan Coevershoff in the RKD

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