Aleida Greve

Aleida Greve (1670–1742) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic known for founding the Vrouwenhuis, Zwolle.

Biography

She was born in Zwolle as the daughter of the largest beer brewer in Zwolle, Geurt Greve (1634-ca.1680), and Lamberta Holt (d. 1691). Her mother was the widow of Herman van Marle, the former owner of the "Gouden Kroon" brewery that was merged after her marriage with Greve's. Aleida had an older half-sister from her mother's first marriage, Cornelia van Marle. Together the two girls became pupils of the Dordrecht painter Wilhelmus Beurs in 1686, along with their cousins Anna Cornelia Holt and Sophia Holt.

Works

In 1686 each pupil made a large painting about a meter square (the largest was made by the eldest, Sophia). Aleida and her cousin Anna Cornelia were only 16 when they made these paintings. Their teacher Beurs was very proud of his pupils and dedicated his book on painting and paint-mixing to them in 1692.