Arnold van Ravesteyn
Illustration — Portrait of a lady holding an orange Arnold van Ravesteyn (1605–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.
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Arnold van Ravesteyn

Arnold van Ravesteyn · Christie's · Public domain
- Born
- 1605 · The Hague.
- Died
- 1690 · The Hague.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Portrait of a lady holding an orange Arnold van Ravesteyn (1605–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.
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Willem Frederiksz van Royen and Willem Wissing are recorded as having studied under Arnold van Ravesteyn. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague and Haarlem. Work by Arnold van Ravesteyn is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum Catharijneconvent, Bisschoppelijk Museum Haarlem, Statens Museum for Kunst and Mauritshuis.
He was born and died in The Hague. According to the RKD he was a pupil of his father, the painter Anthonie van Ravesteyn, who became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1639 and who became a member and founder of the Confrerie Pictura in 1656. He was the teacher of the painters Samuel Cabeljauw, Johannes Dabbe, Daniël Haringh, Job Houttuyn, Otto Hoynck, Willem Frederiksz van Royen, and Willem Wissing.
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