About Cornelis Danckerts de Ry
Lived 1561 – 1634 (aged 72–73). Cornelis Danckerts de Ry was a Dutch sculptor, architect, copper engraver and cartographer.
Portrait of Cornelis Danckerts de Ry in Het Gulden Cabinet, by Pieter de Jode II after a portrait by his son Pieter.
Cornelis Danckerts de Ry (1561–1634) was a Dutch Golden Age architect and sculptor.
Biography
Danckerts was born and died in Amsterdam. According to the RKD he was the son of the architect Cornelis Danckerts (1536–1595), brother of the builder Hendrick Danckerts I, and father of the painter Pieter Danckerts de Rij, who painted a portrait of both his parents.
In 1634 his son Pieter painted pendant portraits of himself and his wife on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. His wife's portrait hangs in Johannesburg Art Gallery, and Cornelis's portrait hangs in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
According to Cornelis de Bie in his book Het Gulden Cabinet, he built houses and churches in Haarlem. The engraver Pieter de Jode II made an engraving for that book based on Pieter's painting of him.
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Who was Cornelis Danckerts de Ry?
Dutch painter (1561-1634)
When was Cornelis Danckerts de Ry born?
Cornelis Danckerts de Ry was born in 1561 in Amsterdam.
When did Cornelis Danckerts de Ry die?
Cornelis Danckerts de Ry died in 1634 in Amsterdam.
What was Cornelis Danckerts de Ry's occupation?
Cornelis Danckerts de Ry was a sculptor, architect, copper engraver and cartographer.
What nationality was Cornelis Danckerts de Ry?
Cornelis Danckerts de Ry was Dutch.
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