Willem Cornelisz Duyster

The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Officer, Standing, Family group with a black man and The musical gathering. Work by Willem Cornelisz Duyster is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, National Gallery of Ireland, National Museum in Warsaw, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Mauritshuis.

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, he was named after his house on the Amsterdam Koningstraat, which was called "De Duystere Werelt", the dim world. He knew his exact contemporary Pieter Codde well though, in a brawl between them in 1625, Codde hit him in the face with a "tin pitcher" at a country house party hosted by another artist. He married the sister of the painter Simon Kick (1603–1652), who in turn married Willem's sister.

After an early period as a portraitist, Duyster became a specialist in genre scenes such as merry company paintings, and military scenes. Unlike many painters of guardroom scenes, he avoided depicting prostitutes, with the women in his military paintings often hostages for ransom or the victims of looting or worse. He exhibited a strong ability to paint textiles, accurately characterize his subjects, and to depict relationships between his figures. Duyster's career was cut short when he succumbed to the plague in 1635.

The authorities additionally record the headings Willem Duyster, W. Duyster, Willem Cornelisz. Duijster and W.C. His recorded language was Dutch.

Works recorded as notable number 3: Officer, Standing, Family group with a black man and The musical gathering. His recorded genre is portrait.