Isaac Colonia (1611 in

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– 27 March 1663 in Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter of portraits, still lifes, and landscapes.

Biography

According to the

Netherlands Institute for Art History The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...

he was the son of Adam Louisz Colonia and Baetris Dircksdr. van Beyeren, and the father of

Adam Colonia Adam Colonia (12 August 1634 – September 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter active in London. Biography Colonia was born in Rotterdam. According to the RKD he was the son of Isaac Colonia, though coming from a painting family and running a ...

.Isaac Colonia
in the

RKD The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...

He lived on the Delfschevaart in Rotterdam, and is known for portraits. Little work survives, as he appears to have run a business as art dealer. In the inventory taken after his death, 80 large and small paintings were recorded. The benefactors of his estate were (besides his widow) mostly painters:

Adriaen van de Venne Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (1589 – 12 November 1662), was a versatile Dutch Golden Age painter of allegories, genre subjects, and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book illustrator, designer of political satires, and versifier. Bio ...

, Jacques Bellevois, Adam Colonia, Cornelis Schaeck, Jacob Verboom, Jacob Peye and

Abraham Hondius Abraham Danielsz. Hondius (about 1631 – 17 September 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his depictions of animals. He was the son of a city stonemason, Daniel Abramsz de Hondt. Hondius was born in Rotterdam and trained under Piet ...

. Between 1634 and 1655 he and his wife had 9 children. Three were still minors when he died, and they were assigned to the care of his son Adam.

References

Isaac Colonia
on Artnet {{DEFAULTSORT:Colonia, Isaac 1611 births 1663 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Rotterdam