About Willem Bartsius
Lived 1612 – 1657 (aged 44–45). Willem Bartsius was a Dutch painter and draftsperson.
Willem Bartsius (1612, Enkhuizen – 1657, Enkhuizen), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken, who mentioned his sister as Paulus Potter's mother, his father was Paulus Bertius, the city secretary of Enkhuizen, and his mother was descended from the House of Egmont.
According to the RKD he became a member of the Alkmaar Guild of St. Luke in 1634 where he took on the pupil Abraham Meyndertsz, but in 1636 he moved to Amsterdam and little is known of him after 1639. He is known for both landscapes and portraits, including a schutterstuk in Alkmaar.
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Who was Willem Bartsius?
Dutch painter (1612–1657)
When was Willem Bartsius born?
Willem Bartsius was born in 1612 in Enkhuizen.
When did Willem Bartsius die?
Willem Bartsius died in 1657 in Amsterdam.
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Willem Bartsius was a painter and draftsperson.
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Willem Bartsius was Dutch.
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