Moses van Uyttenbroeck
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Moses van Uyttenbroeck, or Moyses van Wtenbrouck (ca.1600, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

 - 1646, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

), was a Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

 painter and etcher.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the younger brother of the painter Jan Matheus van Wtenbrouck, and later became the teacher of the painters Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos
Anthonie Jansz. van der Croos
Anthonie Jansz van der Croos , was a Dutch painter.Though probably born and raised in Alkmaar, from 1634 on Croos lived and worked mostly in The Hague. He primarily painted landscapes. He was influenced by Jan van Goyen.-References:...

 and perhaps Dirk Dalens
Dirk Dalens
Dirk Dalens was a Dutch painter.-Biography:He was a student of his father, Willem Dalens, who specialized in landscapes, but died young at the age of 29.- References :...

 the elder, since their styles were so similar.
Van Uyttenbroeck primarily painted works based on religious and classical mythology themes. He was a versatile court painter who painted portraits and Italianate landscapes in the manner of Cornelis van Poelenburch. He joined the Guild of Saint Luke
Guild of Saint Luke
The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was identified by John of Damascus as having painted the...

in 1614. Van Uyttenbroeck died in 1646.
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