Pieter van der Leeuw

Pieter van der Leeuw (1647, Dordrecht – 1679, Dordrecht), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was the son of Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw and the younger brother of Govert van der Leeuw.[1] He entered the Dordrecht painter's guild Pictura in 1669 and was regent when Houbraken himself entered in 1678. [1]

According to the RKD he married in 1674 and became regent of the guild the same year.[2] He is known for italianate landscapes in the manner of Adriaen van de Velde.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Pieter van der Leeuw 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 Pieter van der Leeuw in the RKD