Aert Mijtens (c.1541–1602) was a

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Early life

Mitjens was born in

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. He was the first known member of a family of painters named Mijtens or Mytens. He was the uncle of Isaac Mijtens (ca. 1602–1666), a portrait painter in

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and

Daniel Mijtens Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

(ca. 1590-ca. 1647), a painter at the English court.Rudolf E. O. Ekkart, et al. "Mijtens." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 23 Nov. 2013
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Career

According to the early biographer

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he travelled to Rome where he was called Rinaldo fiammingo and became a friend of the painter

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(''Maria Magior'') on copper.