Gijsbertus Craeyvanger Explained

Gijsbertus Craeyvanger
Birth Date:21 October 1810
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Death Date:17 July 1875 (aged 64)
Death Place:Utrecht, Netherlands

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

Biography

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://explore.rkd.nl/nl/artists/18942 Gijsbertus Craeyvanger
  2. Web site: 19th Century Oil Painting Gijsbertus Craeyvanger 1856. Ruby Lane. en. 2019-12-18.