Cornelis Engelsz. (1575–1650) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and the father of

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck (between 1600 and 1603 – 30 June 1662 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Haarlem. Life Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck was born between 1600 and 1603 in Haarlem as the son of the painter Co ...

Biography

Engelsz was born in Gouda. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of

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 remembere ...

and a colleague of Frans Hals in Haarlem. The

Frans Hals Museum The Frans Hals Museum is a museum located in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The museum was established in 1862. In 1950, the museum was split in two locations when the collection of modern art was moved to the '' Museum De Hallen'' (since 2018 called ...

has several works by him and his son, the portrait painter Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck. According to the

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he was a pupil of

Cornelis Cornelisz Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562 – 11 November 1638) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in the Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist. Biograph ...

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

He died in Haarlem.

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 Schutterij#Group portraits, militia group portrait painting by the Dutch Republic, Dutch artist Cornelis Engelsz. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, Fr ...

'' – 1612
– Collection of

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (Museum of Fine Arts of Strasbourg) is the old masters paintings collection of the city of Strasbourg, located in the Alsace region of France. The museum is housed in the first and second floors of the ...

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