Pieter Hermansz Verelst

Pieter Harmensz Verelst (1618, Dordrecht – 1688, Dordrecht or Hulst), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Gerard Dou and Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp.[1] In 1638 he became a member of the Dordrecht Guild of St. Luke and in 1656 one of the founders of the Confrerie Pictura.[1] His pupils were Hermanus van Grevenbroeck, Anthony de Haen, Otto Hoynck, Hendrik Mony, Gabriel Siebrick, and his sons Herman, Johannes, and Simon Pietersz Verelst.[1] He is known mostly for genre paintings of Dutch and Italian village life.[1] He moved in the 1670's to Hulst where he became a brewer.[1]

Pieter Hermansz Verelst 1618–1688
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644–1710
 
Herman Verelst 1641–1690
 
Johannes Verelst 1648–1734
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maria Verelst 1680-1744
 
Cornelis Verelst 1667–1734
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
William Verelst 1704-1752

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