About Jan van der Lijs
Lived 1600 – 1657. Jan van der Lijs was a Dutch painter.
Jan van der Lijs (1600 in Breda – 1657 in Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Biography According to Houbraken he was the best pupil of Cornelis van Poelenburch, whose works were often confused with those of his master.
According to the RKD he is known as a pupil of Cornelis van Poelenburch whose only known work today is a drawing in the manner of Jan Both in the collection of the Noordbrabants Museum.
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Who was Jan van der Lijs?
painter from the Northern Netherlands (1600-1657)
When was Jan van der Lijs born?
Jan van der Lijs was born in 1600 in Breda.
When did Jan van der Lijs die?
Jan van der Lijs died in 1657 in Rotterdam.
What was Jan van der Lijs's occupation?
Jan van der Lijs was a painter.
What nationality was Jan van der Lijs?
Jan van der Lijs was Dutch.
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