Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink
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Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink (1566, Amsterdam
– 1612, Amsterdam
), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
. He was the brother of the Orpheus of Amsterdam, the organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
, whose portrait he painted. He was the teacher of Pieter Lastman
.
According to the RKD he is known for portraits and mythological and religious pieces. He possibly died in 1612, since the engraved portrait of him in the engraving by Simon Frisius
for Hendrik Hondius I
refers to him in the past tense.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
– 1612, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to Karel van Mander he was taught to paint by Cornelis van HaarlemCornelis van Haarlem
Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem , Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, was one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in The Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.-Biography:...
. He was the brother of the Orpheus of Amsterdam, the organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...
, whose portrait he painted. He was the teacher of Pieter Lastman
Pieter Lastman
Pieter Lastman was a Dutch painter . Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens...
.
According to the RKD he is known for portraits and mythological and religious pieces. He possibly died in 1612, since the engraved portrait of him in the engraving by Simon Frisius
Simon Frisius
Simon de Vries or Simon Frisius, a Dutch engraver, was apparently of the same family as Jan Vredeman De Vries. He was born at Harlingen, between 1570-1575, and is regarded as one of the first who brought etching to perfection...
for Hendrik Hondius I
Hendrik Hondius I
Henrik Hondius I or Hendrik Hondius the Elder , was a Dutch Golden Age engraver, cartographer and publisher.-Biography:He was born in Duffel and settled in The Hague in 1597. According to Cornelis de Bie's Het Gulden Cabinet, his father was Guiliam Hondius, a learned man who moved to Mechelen,...
refers to him in the past tense.