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Birth
1637 (Gorinchem, Holland)
Death
1712 (Amsterdam, Holland)
Lived/Active
Netherlands/Germany/Holland
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architectural scenes, landscapes and still life painting, printmaking
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Jan van der Heyden, (born March 5, 1637, Gorinchem, Neth.—died March 28, 1712, Amsterdam), leading painter of cityscapes in late-17th-century Holland, was especially known for his views of Amsterdam done in the 1660s.
Little is known of his early life, though it is recorded that van der Heyden studied under a Dutch glass painter. In 1650 van der Heyden’s family moved to Amsterdam, where he lived for the rest of his life. Recurrent subjects in his paintings seem t (showing 500 of 1580 characters). |
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