Cornelis Engelsz (1575–1650) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and the father of Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck.

Biography

Engelsz was born in Gouda. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of

Karel van Mander Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander IKarel van Mander
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History ...

and a colleague of Frans Hals in Haarlem. The Frans Hals Museum has several works by him and his son, the portrait painter Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck. According to the

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he was a pupil of Cornelis Cornelisz and he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1593 and was from 1594 to 1621 a member of the schutterij there that he painted in 1618.Cornelis Engelsz
in the

He died in

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Works

La Garde civique de Saint-Adrien Cornelis Engelsz 1612-1.jpg, '' The St Adrian Civic Guard'' – 1612
– Collection of Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg Cornelis Engelsz - Portret van Floris van Schoterbosch.jpg, ''Portret van Floris van Schoterbosch'', 1618 Cornelis Engelsz - Old man grateful for alms.jpg, ''Old man accepting alms''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Engelsz, Cornelis 1575 births 1650 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Gouda, South Holland Painters from South Holland Painters from Haarlem