Willem Willemsz. van der Vliet was born and worked in Delft. He was principally a portrait painter but also painted a few genre scenes and allegorical subjects.
Willem van der Vliet
1583/4? - 1642
Paintings by Willem van der Vliet
Willem van der Vliet has placed his sitter, Suitbertus Purmerent, in a heavy chair against a plain dark background, with heavy books on the table; one is held slightly open by the weight of a large crucifix. There’s the suggestion of a smile in Purmerent’s eyes and around his mouth (almost hidden...
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