Willem van Diest
Illustration — View of Fort Rammekens near Vlissingen, 1657 Willem Hermansz. Van Diest (c. 1600 in The Hague – c.
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Willem van Diest
Willem van Diest · Public domain
- Born
- 1610 · The Hague.
- Died
- 1670 · The Hague.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- marine
- Known for
- Seascape on the beach at Scheveningen
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — View of Fort Rammekens near Vlissingen, 1657 Willem Hermansz. Van Diest (c. 1600 in The Hague – c.
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1678 in The Hague), was a Dutch Golden Age seascape painter. He was the father of the painter Jeronymus van Diest and a follower of Jan van Goyen, Jan Porcellis and Simon de Vlieger. In 1656 he helped set up the Confrerie Pictura. • Illustration — Shipwreck in a Storm (1629). The Walters Art Museum.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague. Works named in the authority record are Seascape on the beach at Scheveningen. Work by Willem van Diest is recorded in the collections of Rijksmuseum, Walters Art Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum in Warsaw and Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Willem van Diest - Rivierlandschap met zeilschepen - NM 748 - Nationalmuseum
Willem van Diest · RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis
Willem van Diest (1610-1673) - River Scene - FA000261 - Brighton Museum ^ Art Gallery
Willem van Diest · Art UK
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1610
Willem van Diest was born on 1 January 1610.
1670
Willem van Diest died at The Hague.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Willem Van Diest, William van Diest, W. van Diest, Diest W. van and Willem Hermansz van Diest. His recorded language was Dutch. One child is recorded: Jeronymus van Diest II.
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