Constantijn à Renesse (1626 – 1680), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and pupil of Rembrandt.
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Biography
editHe was born in Maarssen to the son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange's military chaplain.[1] He moved with his family to Breda and was sent to Leiden to the University, where besides literature studies he also took drawing lessons from Rembrandt in 1649.[2] He moved to Eindhoven in 1653 where he later died.[2] He is known for religious prints and drawings and is documented working with Rembrandt on paintings of religious subjects.
References
edit- ^ Constantijn Daniel van Renesse on Answers.com
- ^ a b Constantijn à Renesse in the RKD
External links
editMedia related to Constantijn van Renesse at Wikimedia Commons