Roelof Koets
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Still life of a fish, bread, a peeled lemon, grapes in a basket, a salt and roemer, all on a draped table, by Roelof Koets (the elder)
Roelof Koets (1592, Haarlem – 1654, Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography[]
Koets became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1654 as vinder.[1] He worked together with the Haarlem still life painters Pieter Claesz and Jan Jansz van de Velde.[2] He himself was influenced by Floris van Dyck and in turn influenced Floris van Schooten.[2] He became the teacher of his son, the later painter .[2] He is not to be confused with the later painter Roelof Koets of Zwolle, who painted mostly portraits.
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References[]
- ^ De archiefbescheiden van het St. Lukasgilde te Haarlem 1497-1798, Hessel Miedema, 1980, ISBN 90-6469-584-9
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Roelof Koets (I) in the RKD
Categories:
- 1592 births
- 1654 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age painters
- Dutch male painters
- Artists from Haarlem
- Dutch still life painters
- Members of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke