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Reinier Craeyvanger (February 29, 1812 in
Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
– January 10, 1880 in
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), was a 19th-century Dutch painter and etcher who was also a gifted musician.


Biography

He was born in Utrecht as the younger brother of Gijsbertus and later became the pupil of
Jan Willem Pieneman Jan Willem Pieneman (; 4 November 1779 – 8 April 1853) was a painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography Jan Willem Pieneman was born on 4 November 1779 in Abcoude in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands). Initially, he worked ...
.Reinier Craeyvanger
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 etched his own sketches and collaborated with publishers on prints. He is also known for genre works and copies of old masters such as
Jan Steen Jan Havickszoon Steen (c. 1626 – buried 3 February 1679) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour. Life ...
,
Gerard Dou Gerrit Dou (7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his ' ...
, and Frans van Mieris. He was a member of
Arti et Amicitiae Arti et Amicitiae (lat .: For Art and Friendship) is a Dutch artist's society founded in 1839, and located on the Rokin in Amsterdam. The Society (also called Arti for short) has played a key role in the Netherlands art scene and in particular i ...
and served as chairman for five years. In 1848 he was one of the founders of the "Haagse Etsclub", a club for etchers in The Hague, where he lived a few years until 1850. In 1852 he was back in Amsterdam where he later died.


Selected paintings

File:Craeyvanger, Cottage interior.jpg, ''Interior'' File:Craeyvanger, Utrecht.jpg, ''View of Utrecht'' File:Craeyvanger, Kerkportaal.jpg, ''View of a Gothic Church with Bridge'' File:Reinier Craeyvanger-Dorpsfeest.png, ''Village Fair''


External links

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References

1812 births 1880 deaths 19th-century Dutch painters Dutch male painters Artists from Utrecht Dutch etchers Dutch double-bassists Dutch basses Dutch cellists Male double-bassists 19th-century Dutch male singers 19th-century Dutch male artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub