Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg [1] (1572 in Leiden – 1652 in Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was the second son of Isaac van Swanenburg who worked in Leiden. [2] His works were popular. [2]
According to the RKD he was the brother of Jacob and Willem Isaacsz. Swanenburg. [3] In 1607 he got married and in 1608 he became a member of the Hague Guild of St. Luke. [3] Though a member of the Hague guild, he continued to be active in Leiden and painted an over-the-mantel piece for the Leiden vierschaar in 1613. [3] In 1648 he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke that was founded the same year. [3]
References
- ^ Isaacsz. is an abbreviation of Isaacszoon (son of Isaac).
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Klaas Isaaksz. mentioned in Isaak Nicolai Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b c d Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg in the RKD
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Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg [1] (1572 in Leiden – 1652 in Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was the second son of Isaac van Swanenburg who worked in Leiden. [2] His works were popular. [2]
According to the RKD he was the brother of Jacob and Willem Isaacsz. Swanenburg. [3] In 1607 he got married and in 1608 he became a member of the Hague Guild of St. Luke. [3] Though a member of the Hague guild, he continued to be active in Leiden and painted an over-the-mantel piece for the Leiden vierschaar in 1613. [3] In 1648 he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke that was founded the same year. [3]
References
- ^ Isaacsz. is an abbreviation of Isaacszoon (son of Isaac).
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Klaas Isaaksz. mentioned in Isaak Nicolai Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b c d Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg in the RKD
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