Anna Cornelia Holt Explained

Anna Cornelia Holt (1671 - 1692), was a late 17th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

She was born in Zwolle as the daughter of Herman Holt (1643 - 1672), councilman of Zwolle, and Armarenta Holt (d. 1714).[1] She was the distant cousin of Aleida Greve and Sophia Holt.[2] Along with her cousins, she became a pupil of the painter Wilhelmus Beurs.[1] She was the youngest of Beurs' four pupils. Her father was Sophia's brother. The four pupils of Beurs were honored with a dedication page in his book that he published in 1692. Her self portrait with fruit looks very similar to the self-portrait created by her cousin Aleida Greve, who was the same age.She died relatively young; no marriage is known.

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Notes and References

  1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/225903 Anna Cornelia Holt
  2. http://www.historici.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/DVN/lemmata/data/holtac Anna Cornelia Holt