Peter Wtewael (5 June 1596 – 16 January 1660) was a

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painter.

Biography

Wtewael was born in

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, son of the Dutch painter and engraver

Joachim Wtewael Joachim Anthoniszoon Wtewael (; 1566 – 1 August 1638), also known as Uytewael (), was a Dutch Mannerist painter and draughtsman, as well as a highly successful flax merchant, and town councillor of Utrecht. Wtewael was one of the lead ...

and brother to the painter Johan Wtewael.Peter Wtewael
in the

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According to the RKD he is known as a follower of Caravaggio. He specialized in painting kitchen scenes and mythological figures. Wtewael died in 1660. One of his works is displayed at the

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References

Peter Wtewael
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wtewael, Peter 1596 births 1660 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Caravaggisti Painters from Utrecht (city)