About Jeronymus van Diest II
Lived 1631 – 1677 (aged 45–46). Jeronymus van Diest II was a Dutch painter.
Royal Charles off Chatham, captured by the Dutch after the Raid on the Medway, June 1667. Hieronymus, or Jeronymus van Diest (1631 in The Hague – c. 1687 in The Hague), was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter.
According to Houbraken, a Jeronymus van Diest was good with grisailles and was the teacher of Adriaen van de Venne. This grisaille painter Jeronymus Diest (I) may possibly have been a grandfather of the younger Jeronymus Diest (II); since they are both from the Hague.
According to the RKD this younger Jeronymus Diest (II) was the son of the painter Willem van Diest and the father of the painter Adriaen van Diest who was a follower of Jan van Goyen and Hendrik Dubbels. His known works are all seascapes with various ships at sail.
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Who was Jeronymus van Diest II?
Dutch painter (1631-1677)
When was Jeronymus van Diest II born?
Jeronymus van Diest II was born in 1631 in The Hague.
When did Jeronymus van Diest II die?
Jeronymus van Diest II died in 1677 in The Hague.
What was Jeronymus van Diest II's occupation?
Jeronymus van Diest II was a painter.
What nationality was Jeronymus van Diest II?
Jeronymus van Diest II was Dutch.
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