| Facts/Data
|
Birth
1589 (Delft, Holland)
Death
1662 (The Hague, Holland)
Lived/Active
Holland
Self portrait
Often Known For
allegory, genre and portrait painting, book illustration, satire
Discussion Board
Would you like to discuss this artist?
AskART Discussion Boards
(0 Active)
|
|
 |
Please note: Artists not classified as American in our database may have limited biographical data
compared to the extensive information about American artists.
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (1589 – November 12, 1662), was a versatile Dutch Golden Age* painter of allegories, genre subjects and portraits, as well as a miniaturist, book-illustrator and designer of political satires and a versifier.
Van de Venne was born in Delft. According to Houbraken he learned Latin in Leiden. He learned to paint from the master goldsmith and painter Simon de Valk, and afterwards learned engraving from Jeronimus van Diest, a good painter of grisailles.* He then (showing 500 of 2053 characters). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriber Members, please Log On for artist biographies and for all services.
|
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership, which includes biography access, auction records, and many other features available to our day, month, or yearly Subscriber Members! |
This artist's biography is accessible freely to anyone every Friday. |
|
|