About Pieter de Valck
Lived 1584 – 1625 (aged 40–41). Pieter de Valck was a Dutch painter.
Portrait of Pieter de Valk lower right in Houbraken's Schouburg. Pieter Jacobsz. de Valck (1584–1625) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography De Valck was born and died in Leeuwarden. According to Houbraken, he was the son of a silversmith who learned to paint from Abraham Bloemaert (according to Joh. Hilarides van Bolswerd). He travelled to Italy and on his return became a respected court painter in Leeuwarden and had two sons who he taught to paint and who also travelled to Italy.
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Who was Pieter de Valck?
Dutch Golden Age painter (1584-1625)
When was Pieter de Valck born?
Pieter de Valck was born in 1584 in Leeuwarden.
When did Pieter de Valck die?
Pieter de Valck died in 1625 in Leeuwarden.
What was Pieter de Valck's occupation?
Pieter de Valck was a painter.
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Pieter de Valck was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pieter de Valck. https://biography.guide/pieter-de-valck/
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