Gijsbertus Craeyvanger

Gijsbertus Craeyvanger
Born21 October 1810
Died17 July 1875 (aged 64)
With Carel Jacobus Behr, city wall with gunpowder warehouse.

Gijsbertus Craeyvanger (21 October 1810 in Utrecht – 17 July 1875 in Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Utrecht, and had one brother, Reinier Craeyvanger.[1] He was a pupil of Jan Willem Pieneman at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in Amsterdam, and later became a teacher at a drawing school in Utrecht. His most notable pupil was Albert Neuhuys.[1] Though he is known for landscapes, he also painted figures in the landscapes of Carel Jacobus Behr.[2]

Craeyvanger died in Utrecht.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gijsbertus Craeyvanger in the RKD
  2. ^ "19th Century Oil Painting Gijsbertus Craeyvanger 1856". Ruby Lane. Retrieved 2019-12-18.