Reyer Jacobsz van Blommendael (27 June 1628 (baptised) – 23 November 1675) was a
Dutch Golden-Age painter from
Haarlem
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.
Biography
He entered the
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1662, and was buried in the
Grote Kerk, Haarlem
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The church was built in 1307. Prior to the Re ...
, where his sister Risje (who had previously named him in her will) was later also buried.
Reyer Jacobsz van Blommendael
in the RKD
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His sister's will of 1669 stated that he was living in Amsterdam, and her later will dated 1675 mentions him living in The Hague.
Works
*''Paris and Oenone
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'', Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
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*''Lot and His Daughters'',
*'' Socrates, his two Wives, and Alcibiades'' (1660s), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
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*''Saint Bavo Saves Haarlem'' (1673), Grote Kerk, Haarlem
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Year of birth unknown
1675 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Painters from Haarlem
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