Cornelis Brouwer

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Cornelis Brouwer (ca. 1615, Rotterdam – 1681, Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he had been a Rembrandt pupil and was a friend of Eglon van der Neer who was Adriaen van der Werff's teacher for three years.^[1] While visiting with van der Neer, who took his pupil along on trips to Leiden and Amsterdam, Brouwer met Adriaen van der Werff and in 1676 helped the seventeen-year-old by taking his self-portrait and showing it to all of his art friends in Rotterdam, who were amazed at the ability of such a young man.^[1]

According to the RKD he is known for genre works and historical allegories of the Rembrandt school.^[2] He is sometimes confused with Justus Brouwer.^[2]

References

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

• Cornelis Brouwer on Artnet

Persondata
Name	Brouwer, Cornelis
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch Golden Age
Date of birth	1615
Place of birth	Rotterdam
Date of death	1681
Place of death	Rotterdam