Claes Isaacsz Swanenburg

Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg (1572 in Leiden – 1652 in Leiden), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was the second son of Isaac van Swanenburg who worked in The Hague.[1] His works were popular.[1]

According to the RKD he was the brother of Jacob and Willem Isaacsz Swanenburg.[2] In 1607 he got married and in 1608 he became a member of the Hague Guild of St. Luke.[2] Though a member of the Hague guild, he continued to be active in Leiden and painted an over-the-mantel piece for the Leiden vierschaar in 1613.[2] In 1648 he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke that was founded the same year.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Klaas Isaaksz. mentioned in Isaak Nicolai Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Claes Isaacsz. van Swanenburg in the RKD