Pieter de Bloot (1601 – c. 6 November 1658) was a
Dutch
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painter.
De Bloot, who was born and died in
Rotterdam
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, primarily painted landscapes and
genre works
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, especially of countryside views and peasant subjects. He also periodically painted religious subjects.
Between 1624 and 1630 de Bloot was married three times, since his first two wives died only a few months after their weddings.
De Bloot died in 1658.
References
Bloot, Pieter deat the Netherlands Institute for Art History.
1601 births
1658 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Painters from Rotterdam
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