Cornelis Biltius

Cornelis Biltius or Cornelius Biltius (The Hague, baptized 12 November 1653 – in or after 1686) was a Dutch still life painter originally from The Hague who worked in various locations in Germany. He was known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of game, hunting equipment, kitchen still lifes and letter racks close to the style of his father Jacob Biltius.

Life

Cornelis Biltius was born in The Hague as the first-born child of Jacob Biltius and Adriana Proot van der Jeucht. His father was a still life painter originally from Middelburg. He would later have seven more siblings of whom Bartholomeus also became a painter.

While he was growing up his family moved a lot. In 1661, the Biltius family moved to Amsterdam, where it settled until 1666. Between 1666 and 1670 the family resided in Maastricht. In 1671 the family returned for a few months to Amsterdam, but then moved to Flanders and settled in Antwerp.

Cornelis likely trained with his father. From the 1670s he is active in Germany including in Bonn, Cologne and Ehrenbreitstein (Fort).

He died in or after 1686, probably in Germany.