About Roeland van Laer
Lived 1598 – 1635 (aged 36–37). Roeland van Laer was a Dutch painter.
Roeland van Laer (1598 – after 1635), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Biography Roeland van Laer was born in Haarlem. According to Houbraken who quoted the Haarlem writer Theodorus Schrevelius, Roeland and his brother Pieter travelled together to Italy, and Roeland died in Genua. Pieter returned home alone to Haarlem after his brother died.
According to the RKD, he was the brother of Pieter and Nicolaes. He travelled to Rome in 1626-1629 and was in Genoa during the years 1635-1640, and is known for landscapes.
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Who was Roeland van Laer?
Dutch painter (1598-1635)
When was Roeland van Laer born?
Roeland van Laer was born in 1598 in Haarlem.
When did Roeland van Laer die?
Roeland van Laer died in 1635 in Genoa.
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Roeland van Laer was a painter.
What nationality was Roeland van Laer?
Roeland van Laer was Dutch.
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