- Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
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Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff (1570–1643) was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.
Biography
Delff was born in Gouda. According to Houbraken he was first a pupil of his father Jacob Delff, and then of Cornelis van Haarlem.[1] He was a good painter of still lifes.[1]
According to the RKD he became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke in 1613, and his kitchen still life paintings were followed by Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1585-1627), Gillis Gillisz. de Bergh, and Jan Willemsz. van der Wilde.[2] [2] He died in Delft.
References
- ^ a b (Dutch) Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff in the RKD
Categories:- 1570 births
- 1643 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age painters
- People from Delft
- Members of the Delft Guild of Saint Luke
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