Jan Claesz Rietschoof
| Jan Claesz Rietschoof | |
|---|---|
 Ships at the mouth of the Scheldt | |
| Born |
Jan Claesz 21 May 1652 Hoorn |
| Died |
3 November 1719 (aged 67) Hoorn |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque seascapes |
Jan Claesz Rietschoof (1651–1719) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of seascapes.
Biography
According to Houbraken he learned painting first from Abraham Liedts, and later from the renowned seascape painter Ludolf Bakhuizen.[1]
Paintings
His paintings today hang in various museums in the Netherlands. He taught his son Hendrik Rietschoof (1678–1747) how to paint; Hendrik's seascape and seaport drawings are online at the Amsterdam archives. In Hoorn he was a contemporary of the flower painter Jacob Rootius, who was the son of the influential schutterstuk painter Jan Albertsz Rotius.
References
- ↑ (Dutch) Jan Klaasze Rietschoof biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- Jan Claesz. Rietschoof in the RKD
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