|
Pieter Cornelisz Kunst
Pieter Cornelisz Kunst (1484–1490, Leiden – 1560–1561, Leiden), was a Dutch Renaissance painter. Biography Kunst was one of the three sons of the painter Cornelis Engebrechtsz who became a painter and glass painter (engraver). His brothers Cornelis Cornelisz Kunst and Lucas Cornelisz de Kock were also painters. He is known for historical allegories, drawings, and glass painting. In 1509 he married Marijtgen Gerritsdr van Dam, with whom he had a son Adriaen Pietersz who became a glass engraver, and a daughter Marijtgen. Petrus veroorzaakt de val van Simon de Tovenaar, RP-T-1968-41.jpg Virgilius in de mand, RP-T-00-521.jpg Geboorte van de zoon van Gauthier en Griselda, RP-T-1921-475.jpg References *Life of Cornelis Engebrechtsz.in Karel van Mander's ''Schilder-boeck'', 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature * J.D. Bangs, ''Cornelis Engebrechtsz.'s Leiden, studies in cultural history'', Assen 1979. Pieter Cornelisz Kunston ArtnetPieter Cornelisz Kunst [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 206,647 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 270,879, and in the larger Leiden urban area also Teylingen, Noordwijk, and Noordwijkerhout are included with in total 348,868 inhabitants. Leiden is located on the Oude Rijn, at a distance of some from The Hague to its south and some from Amsterdam to its north. The recreational area of the Kaag Lakes (Kagerplassen) lies just to the northeast of Leiden. A university city since 1575, Leiden has been one of Europe's most prominent scientific centres for more than four centuries. Leide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
