Cornelis Brisé

Cornelis Brisé
Documents on the Treasury wall of the Amsterdam city hall, in 1656 by Cornelis Brizé.
Born	1622 Haarlem
Died	1670 (aged 47–48) Amsterdam
Nationality	Dutch
Field	still life painting
Movement	Baroque

Cornelis Brisé (also Brisée, Bresee, Brizé, and Brizée) (1622, Haarlem - 1670, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

He made a trip to Rome in 1642, but in 1655 he was back in the Netherlands where he settled in Amsterdam.^[1] According to Houbraken he was specialized in all sorts of still life painting, including harness, which was considered the most difficult object to paint. His documents on the wall were immortalized by Joost van den Vondel.^[2] His painting in the Amsterdam treasury is one of the most well-documented paintings of the century, appearing in period travelogues and state inventories.^[1] The painting hangs today on the original wall of the Treasury in the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, but since visitors can only peek in the room from the entrance, the painting can only be viewed sideways. The rest of the room is furnished as a bedroom in the 'Empire' style today, since that became the room's purpose during the French occupation at the close of the 18th century.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brisé, Cornelis in the RKD databases
2. ^ (Dutch) Kornelis Brizé biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

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Name	Brise, Cornelis
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Date of birth	1622
Place of birth	Haarlem
Date of death	1670
Place of death	Amsterdam