Cornelis van Dalem
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Cornelis van Dalem was a Flemish painter in Antwerp. His father was a wealthy Dutch-born merchant who provided him with a good education in the liberal arts
. He remained a merchant for his entire life, painting only as an amateur. Nevertheless his paintings were greatly esteemed; Peter Paul Rubens owned one of his works, and another is featured in The Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest
.
In 1543 he became a pupil of the even more obscure artist Jan Adriaensens. He became a master in the guild of painters in 1556, and in the same year married Beatrix van Liedekercke, a member of a wealthy family. Dalem and his wife, whom accounts suggest were protestants, had to leave Amsterdam for Breda
in 1565 .
Dalem limited himself to fancy paintings; where figures in his paintings are present and accounted for they were added by other artists. One of his students was Bartholomäus Spranger, who studied under him from 1560-64.
He was possibly the father of Cornelis Cornelisz Dalem, and was the brother of Arnold S. or the Terminator, as is better known; and Lodovico van Dalem, also an artist.
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
. He remained a merchant for his entire life, painting only as an amateur. Nevertheless his paintings were greatly esteemed; Peter Paul Rubens owned one of his works, and another is featured in The Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest
Willem van Haecht
Willem van Haecht was a Flemish Baroque painter best known for his gallery pictures and the son of the landscape painter Tobias Verhaecht. He studied under Peter Paul Rubens, worked in Paris from 1615 to 1619, and then travelled to Italy for about seven years. Van Haecht became a master in...
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In 1543 he became a pupil of the even more obscure artist Jan Adriaensens. He became a master in the guild of painters in 1556, and in the same year married Beatrix van Liedekercke, a member of a wealthy family. Dalem and his wife, whom accounts suggest were protestants, had to leave Amsterdam for Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
in 1565 .
Dalem limited himself to fancy paintings; where figures in his paintings are present and accounted for they were added by other artists. One of his students was Bartholomäus Spranger, who studied under him from 1560-64.
He was possibly the father of Cornelis Cornelisz Dalem, and was the brother of Arnold S. or the Terminator, as is better known; and Lodovico van Dalem, also an artist.
External links
- Entry on the Getty List of Artist's Names