Simon Kick (1603,
Delft
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– 1652,
Amsterdam
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), was a
Dutch Golden Age
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painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the son of the Delft varnish worker Willem Kick.
[Simon Kick]
in the RKD
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He married Christina (Stijntje) Duyster, who he got engaged to on the same day that her brother, the painter
Willem Duyster
Willem Cornelisz Duyster (1599–1635) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Amsterdam, best known for his " guardroom scenes" (''cortegaarddje''), genre paintings showing the military life.
Biography
According to the Netherlands Institute for ...
got engaged to Simon's sister Margrieta.
[ Simon and Stijntje became the parents of the painter Cornelis Kick.][ He is known for portraits and genre works with soldiers and horsemen.][
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References
Simon Kick
on Artnet
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1603 births
1652 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Artists from Delft