Dirk Pietersz was a Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 painter.

Biography

According to Karel van Mander he was the son of Pieter Aertsen

Pieter Aertsen

Pieter Aertsen , called Lange Pier because of his height, was a Dutch historical painter. He was born and died in Amsterdam, and painted there and in Antwerp, though his genre scenes were influential in Italy.-Biography:...

 and the youngest brother of Pieter Pietersz the Elder

Pieter Pietersz the Elder

Pieter Pietersz the Elder, also Pieter Pietersz. , , was a Dutch renaissance painter.-Biography:According to Karel van Mander , who mentioned him in his biography of his father Pieter Aertsen, he followed in his father's footsteps but took to portrait painting because large commissions were not to...

 and Aert Pietersz

Aert Pietersz

Aert Pietersz , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Karel van Mander, he was the second son of Pieter Aertsen, the younger brother of Pieter Pietersz the Elder, and the older brother of Dirck Pietersz...

 (who was eight years older). He moved to Fontainebleau where he died accidentally during the troubles there.

According to the RKD no works from Fontainebleau are known and only a portrait of the remonstrant preacher Simon Episcopius

Simon Episcopius

Simon Episcopius was a Dutch theologian and Remonstrant who played a significant role at the Synod of Dort in 1618...

(1583-1643) survives.