Adriaen van nieulandt biography of michael
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Adriaen van nieulandt biography of michael
Adriaen van Nieulandt
Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver (1587–1658)
Adriaen van Nieulandt (1586 or 1587, Antwerp - buried 7 July 1658, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver of Flemish descent.
He is known for his history paintings with biblical and mythological subjects, often incorporating elegant nudes, portraits including schutterstukken, genre paintings and still lifes.[1]
Life
He was born in Antwerp in 1586 or 1587 as the son of Adriaen van Nieulandt the elder (died 1603) and Geertruyd Loyson (died ca.
1627).[1] His father was a merchant dealing in quills as was his grandfather who was also admitted as a master of the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp in 1573.[2] His family included a number of artists including his uncle Guilliam or Willem van Nieulandt (I) who was a painter and draftsperson.[3] His older brother Willem van Nieulandt II (born in 1582 or 1584 in Antwerp) became a painter, engraver, poet a