Claes Pietersz van der Meulen or Klaas Pietersz. van der Meule (1642–1693) was a

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glass painter.

Biography

Van der Meulen was born in

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. According to Houbraken he was an industrious painter who married

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, courtesy of the

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His works could be seen in Alkmaar and the towns near there. Claes Pietersz van der Meulen, or Klaas Pietersz. van der Meule, became a member of the glass painters' guild in Alkmaar in 1660.Parentage of Pieter Claesz
on genealogy website of Alkmaar In 1665 the glass painters' guild merged with the Alkmaar

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, and his pupils were registered their archives; in 1664 he took on the pupil Louris Gerritsz, in 1665 Gerrit Pietersz van der Molen, in 1668 Gerrit van der Molen, in 1679 Pieter Andriesz, in 1683 Jan Govertsz, in 1685 Jan Sparboom, and in 1695 Pieter Lucasz.Van der Meulen was buried in 1694 In 1673 he made windows for the church in

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.Voormalige Glasschilderingen zoo te Alkmaar als door Alkmaar elders geschonken], P.J. Glasz, p 88 For making and painting stained glass in the church in

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built in 1686 he received 96 guilders. Of his seven children, Sieuwert van der Meulen also became a painter.

References

Claes Pietersz. van der Meulen in Catharina Oostfries biography
on

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stained glass window in church
of

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Voormalige Glasschilderingen zoo te Alkmaar als door Alkmaar elders geschonken
P.J. Glasz., Oud Holland, V26, 1908, on

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