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Willem van Drielenburg

1632 – 1677

17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter

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About Willem van Drielenburg

Lived 1632 – 1677 (aged 44–45). Willem van Drielenburg was a Dutch painter.

Willem van Drielenburg (1632, Utrecht – c. 1687, Dordrecht), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography According to Arnold Houbraken he was a pupil of Abraham Bloemaert who later took to landscape painting in the manner of Jan Both. He came to live in Dordrecht in 1668 and Houbraken became his pupil in the Rampjaar 1672.

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Important facts

Born
1632, Utrecht
Birth century
17th century
Died
1677, Dordrecht
Occupation
Painter
Nationality
Dutch Republic
Also known as
Willem van Drielenburgh, W. Vandrielembergh, Willem van Drillenburg, Willem Van Drielenburch, Van Drillenburg, Drillinburg
moreDrillenburch, Drillenburgh, Drictenbourg, Drillenburg, W. V. Driesen Burck, Drielenburch, V. Dielen Burch, Trielenburg, Drillinburgh, Drillenborch

People in Willem van Drielenburg's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Abraham Bloemaert
Abraham Bloemaert
1564 – 1651
Painter
 Portrait of Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken
1660 – 1719
Writer
 Portrait of Jan Both
Jan Both
1618 – 1652
Painter

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Willem van Drielenburg's

Portrait of Francis Glisson
Francis Glisson
1597 – 1677
Physiologist
 Portrait of Thomas Willis
Thomas Willis
1621 – 1675
Physician
 Portrait of Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 – 1712
Selenographer
 Portrait of Isaac Barrow
Isaac Barrow
1630 – 1677
Theologian
 Portrait of Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren
1632 – 1723
Architect
 Portrait of Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke
1635 – 1703
Architect

Frequently asked questions

Who was Willem van Drielenburg?

17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter (1632–1677)

When was Willem van Drielenburg born?

Willem van Drielenburg was born in 1632 in Utrecht.

When did Willem van Drielenburg die?

Willem van Drielenburg died in 1677 in Dordrecht.

What was Willem van Drielenburg's occupation?

Willem van Drielenburg was a painter.

What nationality was Willem van Drielenburg?

Willem van Drielenburg was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Willem van Drielenburg

· Wikidata: Q8003638

· DBpedia: Willem van Drielenburg

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