Biography

According to the RKD he learned to draw from Alexander le Petit, and he spent 12 years in Italy. He returned home in 1661, where he collaborated with Jan de Bisschop

Jan de Bisschop

Jan de Bisschop, also known as Johannes Episcopius , was a lawyer, who became a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.-Biography:...

 on engravings. Both he and Bisschop were founding members of the Confrerie Pictura

Confrerie Pictura

The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague, by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.-History:The guild of St...

 and Doudijns painted a large ceiling painting for the meeting hall that has not survived. His pupil Mattheus Terwesten

Mattheus Terwesten

Mattheus Terwesten was a Dutch painter of portraits, architectural, and historical themes. He was court painter to Frederick William I of Prussia and professor of the art academy in Berlin.-Biography:...

 made a sketch of this Allegory of the artists leaving the Hague Guild of St. Luke which is now in the Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or simply Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art...

 print cabinet.

According to Houbraken he was the son of a mayor, and in Rome he joined the Bentvueghels

Bentvueghels

The Bentvueghels were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent .-Activities:...

 with the nickname Diomedes. On his return became the head of the Confrerie Pictura. He was known for his wall and ceiling paintings, most notably the Judgment of Solomon

Judgment of Solomon

The Judgment of Solomon refers to a story from the Hebrew Bible in which King Solomon of Israel ruled between two women both claiming to be the mother of a child. It has become a metaphor referring to a wise judge who uses a stratagem to determine the truth, tricking the parties into revealing...

in the Vierschaar, or courtroom, of the Hague city hall

Old City Hall (The Hague)

The Old City Hall in The Hague is a Renaissance style building on the Groenmarkt near the Grote Kerk. It is the former seat of the city's government, and still today the place where residents hold their civic wedding ceremonies, and where the Royal family register their family births...

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His pupils were Erasmus Arondeus, Frans Beeldemaker, Gijsbert de Bije, Bartholomeus van Burgindis, Arnoldus Gouda, Nicolaes Hooft, Pieter van der Hulst

Pieter van der Hulst

Pieter van der Hulst , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he travelled to Rome in 1674 where he received the nickname "Zonnebloem" for his preference for a "wilder sort of flower" than Jan Davidsz de Heem or Daniel Seghers...

, Daniël Jacobsz., Lowys Paen, Nicolaes van Ravesteyn, Pieter van Reenen, Pieter Jansz van Ruyven

Pieter Jansz van Ruyven

Pieter Jansz van Ruyven , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jacob Jordaens who became specialized in large decorative pieces for ceilings, and walls. He made the festive triumphal arches for the joyous entry of William III of England in the Hague...

, Augustinus Terwesten

Augustinus Terwesten

Augustinus Terwesten was a Dutch painter of portraits, architectural, and historical themes.-Early years in the Hague:...

, Mattheus Terwesten

Mattheus Terwesten

Mattheus Terwesten was a Dutch painter of portraits, architectural, and historical themes. He was court painter to Frederick William I of Prussia and professor of the art academy in Berlin.-Biography:...

, Michiel van der Valck, Daniël Walewijns, Domenicus van Wijnen, and Willem Wissing

Willem Wissing

Willem Wissing, also known as William Wissing , was a Dutch portrait artist.He was born in either Amsterdam or The Hague, and studied at The Hague under Willem Doudijns and Arnoldus van Ravestyn . In 1676, he moved to England, where he studied with and assisted Peter Lely...

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