Aert Pietersz (1550–1612) was a
Dutch Golden Age
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painter.
Pietersz was born and died in
Amsterdam
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. According to Karel van Mander, he was the second son of
Pieter Aertsen
Pieter Aertsen (1508 – 2 June 1575), called ''Lange Piet'' ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life ...
, the younger brother of
Pieter Pietersz the Elder
Pieter Pietersz the Elder, also Pieter Pietersz. (I), (1540–1603) was a Dutch Renaissance painter.
Biography
Pietersz was born in Antwerp. According to Karel van Mander, who mentioned him in his biography of his father Pieter Aertsen, he f ...
, and the older brother of
Dirck Pietersz.
[Aert Pietersz]
in Karel van Mander
Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembe ...
's ''Schilder-boeck
or is a book written by the Flemish writer and painter Karel van Mander first published in 1604 in Haarlem in the Dutch Republic, where van Mander resided. The book is written in 17th-century Dutch and its title is commonly translated into Engl ...
'', 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
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He was a good painter of historical allegories.
[
According to the RKD several portraits survive in Amsterdam, where he was buried the 12th of June, 1612, in the Oude Kerk.][Aert Pietersz]
in the RKD
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References
Anatomical lesson
of Dr. Sebastiaen Egbertsz, 1601-1603, Amsterdam Museum
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Aert Pietersz
on Artnet
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1550 births
1612 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Painters from Amsterdam