Balthasar van der Veen

Balthasar van der Veen (1596 – 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

View of Haarlem near the Eendjespoort (southern gate over the Spaarne)
Balthasar van der Veen
Born1596
Died1660
NationalityNetherlands

Van der Veen was born in Amsterdam where he was registered in 1620.[1] He worked in Gorinchem during the years 1637 - 1639 and then travelled south to France and further to Italy, but was back in Amsterdam by 1657 when he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke there.[1] He is known for landscapes after Cornelis Gerritsz Decker, Wouter Knijff, and Roelof Jansz van Vries.[1] Van der Veen probably died in Haarlem.[1]

References

  1. Balthasar van der Veen in the RKD


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