Bartholomeus Molenaer
Illustration — Peasants playing kolf Bartholomeus Molenaer (1618 in Haarlem – early September 1650, in Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter. His parents were a tailor Jan Mientsen Molenaer and his second wife, Grietgen Adriaensdr. According to the RKD he was the brother of the painters Nicolaes and Jan Miense Molenaer.
Also recorded as Bartholomeus Meulenaer
Bartholomeus Molenaer
Bartholomeus Molenaer · Sotheby's Amsterdam, 07 Mai 2008, lot 41 · Public domain
- Born
- 1618
- Died
- 1650
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Bartholomeus Molenaer lived from 1618 to 1650 and was a painter.
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The birth of Bartholomeus Molenaer is recorded in 1618 in Haarlem, and the death in 1650 in Haarlem.
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Born in 1618, died in 1650.
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