Jacob Willemsz Delff
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Jacob Willemszoon Delff the Elder, (c.1550, Gouda
- 5 May 1601, Delft
) was a portrait painter active in Delft. He is known by a picture of an 'Archery-feast' in the Hotel de Ville
at Delft, dated 1592 ; and by a 'Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob,' in the Belvedere at Vienna, bearing the date 1584. He also painted 'The Sportsman's
Dinner,' and a portrait group of his family. His works display good conception and execution, but are somewhat heavy in colouring.
Jacob Delff had three sons, Cornelis, Rochus, and Willem
. Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
(Gouda c.1571 - 15 Aug 1643, Delft), was a pupil of his father and of Cornelis van Haarlem
, and distinguished himself by very fine pictures of still life. Rochus Delff was a portrait painter, and a pupil of his father.
Gouda
Gouda is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Gouda, which was granted city rights in 1272, is famous for its Gouda cheese, smoking pipes, and 15th-century city hall....
- 5 May 1601, Delft
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
) was a portrait painter active in Delft. He is known by a picture of an 'Archery-feast' in the Hotel de Ville
City Hall (Delft)
The City Hall in Delft is a Renaissance style building on the Markt across from the Nieuwe Kerk. It is the former seat of the city's government, and still today the place where residents hold their civic wedding ceremonies...
at Delft, dated 1592 ; and by a 'Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob,' in the Belvedere at Vienna, bearing the date 1584. He also painted 'The Sportsman's
Dinner,' and a portrait group of his family. His works display good conception and execution, but are somewhat heavy in colouring.
Jacob Delff had three sons, Cornelis, Rochus, and Willem
Willem Jacobsz Delff
Willem Jacobsz Delff was a Dutch Golden Age engraver and painter.-Biography:Delff was born and died in Delft. He learned painting from his father, Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder, who painted a family portrait with his sons and wife Maria Joachimsdr Nagel...
. Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.-Biography:Delff was born in Gouda. According to Houbraken he was first a pupil of his father Jacob Delff, and then of Cornelis van Haarlem. He was a good painter of still lifes.According to the RKD he became a member of the Delft...
(Gouda c.1571 - 15 Aug 1643, Delft), was a pupil of his father and of Cornelis van Haarlem
Cornelis van Haarlem
Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem , Dutch Golden Age painter and draughtsman, was one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists in The Netherlands, and an important forerunner of Frans Hals as a portraitist.-Biography:...
, and distinguished himself by very fine pictures of still life. Rochus Delff was a portrait painter, and a pupil of his father.