Jan Harmensz. van Bijlert was born in Utrecht, the son of a glass painter. He travelled to France and Rome. By 1625 he was working in Utrecht, where he died.
He painted religious, mythological and Arcadian subjects and genre scenes; he also painted many portraits, particularly in his later years.
Jan van Bijlert
1598 - 1671
Paintings by Jan van Bijlert
We don't know who these people are, but they wear the restrained costume of prosperous, Protestant Dutch people in the 1660s. Either woman could be the man’s wife; it has also been suggested that the younger woman is a maid, or the couple’s daughter.There may be some clues. The younger woman hold...
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