Rafaël Govertsz Camphuysen (1597,
Gorinchem
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– 1657,
Amsterdam
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), was a
Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Biography
According to the
Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) he was the son of a surgeon and the nephew of the painter
Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen.
[Rafaël Govertsz. Camphuysen]
in the RKD
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He was a pupil of
Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp and
Dirck Govertsz and the older brother of
Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen
Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen (1601, Gorinchem – 1659, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the son of a surgeon and the nephew of the painter Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen. who studied with him.
[ His sister Lysbeth married his pupil, the artist ]Aert van der Neer
Aert van der Neer, or Aernout or Artus (c. 16039 November 1677), was a landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, specializing in small night scenes lit only by moonlight and fires, and snowy winter landscapes, both often looking down a canal ...
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References
Rafaël Govertsz. Camphuysen
on Artnet
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1597 births
1657 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
People from Gorinchem