Constantijn à Renesse
Constantijn à Renesse (1626 – 1680), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and pupil of Rembrandt.
Biography[]
He was born in Maarssen to the son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange's military chaplain.[1] He moved with his family to Breda and was sent to Leiden to the University, where besides literature studies he also took drawing lessons from Rembrandt in 1649.[2] He moved to Eindhoven in 1653 where he later died.[2] He is known for religious prints and drawings and is documented working with Rembrandt on paintings of religious subjects.
References[]
- ^ Constantijn Daniel van Renesse on Answers.com
- ^ a b Constantijn à Renesse in the RKD
External links[]
Media related to Constantijn van Renesse at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1626 births
- 1680 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age painters
- Dutch male painters
- Dutch Golden Age printmakers
- People from Maarssen
- Pupils of Rembrandt
- Dutch painter stubs