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Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff (1570–1643) was a
Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...
still life painter.


Biography

Delff was born in
Gouda Gouda may refer to: * Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands ** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda ** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda ** Gouda railway station * Gouda, Western Cape, a s ...
. According to Houbraken he was first a pupil of his father
Jacob Delff Jacob Willemszoon Delff the Elder, (c. 1550 in Gouda5 May 1601 in Delft)Delff, Jacob Willemsz. (I)
at the Nethe ...
, and then of Cornelis van Haarlem.Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by
Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...
, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
He was the brother of the painter
Willem Jacobsz Delff Willem Jacobsz. Delff (c. October 1580 – 14 April 1638) was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter. Biography Delff was born and died in Delft. He learned painting from his father, Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder, who painted a family ...
and a good painter of still lifes. According to the RKD he became a member of the Delft
Guild of St. Luke The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Four Evangelists, Evangelist Saint Luke, Luke, the patron sa ...
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.Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff
in the RKD
He died in
Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
.


References


Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff
on
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External links


Vermeer and The Delft School
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has material on Cornelis Jacobsz Delff {{DEFAULTSORT:Delff, Cornelis Jacobsz. 1570 births 1643 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Delft Painters from Delft Dutch still life painters