Cornelis Snellinck
Cornelis SnellinckCornelis Snellinck
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History ( in Antwerp or Rotterdam – in Rotterdam) was a Dutch landscape painter of Flemish descent. He worked his entire career in Rotterdam and is known for his forest landscapes, landscapes with religious and mythological scenes and city scenes.

Life

Cornelis Snellinck was born in Antwerp or Rotterdam as the son of Jan Snellinck the Younger, a Flemish genre and history painter. His mother was Adriana Caymox, daughter of the art dealer and bookseller Heuprecht Caymox, whom his father had married on 22 October 1604 in Nuremberg. His father and mother travelled a lot and for this reason it is not clear where Cornelis was born. The date of his birth is also not known with certainty.
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Cornelis Snellinck - Fruit Market In Rotterdam, At Night
Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given names in the Low Countries, and the origin of the term Yankees is commonly thought to derive from the term Yankee#Dutch origin, Jan-Kees for the Dutch settlers in New Netherland. Among the notable persons named Cornelis are: * Cornelis Engebrechtsz (c. 1462–1527), painter from Leiden * Cornelis Massijs (c. 1508–1556), painter from Flanders, Belgium * Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1513/14-1575), architect and sculptor * Cornelis Cort (c. 1533–1578), engraver and draughtsman * Cornelis Corneliszoon (c. 1550–1607), inventor of the wind powered sawmill * Cor Dillen (c. 1920–2009), director of Philips and their CEO in South America * Cornelis van Haarlem (1562–1638), leading Northern M ...
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