Cornelis Engelsz. (1575–1650) was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...

painter and the father of Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck.

Biography

Engelsz was born in

Gouda Gouda may refer to: * Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands ** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda ** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda ** Gouda railway station * Gouda, Western Cape, a s ...

. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of Karel van Mander and a colleague of

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

in Haarlem. The Frans Hals Museum has several works by him and his son, the portrait painter Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Cornelis Cornelisz and he became a member of the

Haarlem Guild of St. Luke The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for various trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius. History During the lifetime of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, there was probably a ...

in 1593 and was from 1594 to 1621 a member of the

schutterij Schutterij () refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces w ...

there that he painted in 1618.Cornelis Engelsz
in the RKD He died in

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

Works

La Garde civique de Saint-Adrien Cornelis Engelsz 1612-1.jpg, ''

The St Adrian Civic Guard ''The St Adrian Civic Guard'' is a 1612 militia group portrait painting by the Dutch artist Cornelis Engelsz. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 364.The painting was bought from Charles Sedelme ...

'' – 1612
– Collection of Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg Cornelis Engelsz - Portret van Floris van Schoterbosch.jpg, ''Portret van Floris van Schoterbosch'', 1618 Cornelis Engelsz - Old man grateful for alms.jpg, ''Old man accepting alms''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Engelsz, Cornelis 1575 births 1650 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters People from Gouda, South Holland Artists from Haarlem Painters from Haarlem