Karel van der Pluym
Illustration — St. Matthew and the Angel Karel van der Pluym (1625, Leiden – 1672, Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Also recorded as Carel Pluijm · Carel van der Pluym · Karel van der Pluijm · Carel Pluym
Karel van der Pluym
Karel van der Pluym · Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork wga QS:P11807,"p/pluym/old_man" · Public domain
- Born
- 1625 · Leiden.
- Died
- 1672 · Leiden.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- printmaker · painter
- Teachers
- Rembrandt
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — St. Matthew and the Angel Karel van der Pluym (1625, Leiden – 1672, Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Biography
Biography
Training under Rembrandt is recorded. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leiden. Work by Karel van der Pluym is recorded in the collections of The Frick Collection, Groeningemuseum, Museum De Lakenhal, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and Art Institute of Chicago.
He was the son of Dominicus van der Pluym (1593-1661) and Cornelia van Suytbroeck (1597-1652), the first cousin of Rembrandt. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Rembrandt. According to the Frick gallery, their "old woman with a book" was purchased by Henry Clay Frick in 1916 as a Rembrandt.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Carel Pluijm, Carel van der Pluym, Karel van der Pluijm, Carel Pluym and Karel Van Der Pluym. His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Dominicus van der Pluym and Cornelia van Suytbroeck.
Identity
Identity
Karel van der Pluym is recorded as printmaker and painter.
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Karel van der Pluym
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1625
Karel van der Pluym born at Leiden.
1655
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1656
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1656
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1672
Karel van der Pluym died at Leiden.
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