Nicolaas Roosendael

Nicolaas Roosendael (1634, Hoorn – 1686, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

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Biography

According to Houbraken he was the companion of Jacob Toorenvliet on his trip to Italy, but it is unknown whether he joined the bentvueghels with him or not.[1]

According to the RKD he travelled to Rome in 1670.[2] On his return he settled in Amsterdam, where he made many pieces for the Begijnhof.[3]

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References
  1. (in Dutch) Jakob Torenvliet biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. Nicolaas Roosendael in the RKD
  3. The Seventeenth century (Dutch magazine), 1999, Publisher Verloren, Hilversum
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