Cornelis Bisschop

Cornelis Bisschop (1630–1674) was a Dutch painter, printmaker and draftsperson.

Also recorded as Cornelis Bischopp; Cornelis Biscop; Cornelius Bisschop; Büschopp; Bischop; Biskoop.

Cornelis Bisschop in brief

Born
1630
Died
1674
Known for
painter, printmaker and draftsperson
Place of birth
Dordrecht
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Overview

Born at Dordrecht in 1630, died at Dordrecht in 1674.

In detail

training under Ferdinand Bol is recorded. Margaretha van Godewijk, Jacobus Bisschop and Jacob van der Roer van Dordrecht are recorded as having studied under Cornelis Bisschop.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre, history, group portrait and portrait. The authority associates the name with Baroque.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and Dordrecht.

Works named in the authority record are Council of war of eleven companies of the Dordrecht militia, ca 1675, Allegory on the raid at Chatham (1667), with a portrait of Cornelis de Witt and Girl peeling an apple.

Work by Cornelis Bisschop is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Detroit Institute of Arts, Hamburger Kunsthalle and National Museum in Warsaw.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Cornelis Bisschop”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2520084: Cornelis Bisschop

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