Caesar van Everdingen

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Young woman warming hands , 1646, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Caesar Boëtius van Everdingen actually Caesar Pietersz. van Everdingen (* around 1616 in Alkmaar ; † buried October 13, 1678 ibid) was a Dutch painter , brother of Allart van Everdingen .

He learned the painting trade in Utrecht , he mainly spent his life in Alkmaar , where he became a member of the local Guild of St. Luke in 1632 . From 1638 to 1648 he lived in Haarlem . In 1646 he married Helene van Oosthoorn, but the couple remained childless. He was buried in the Laurenskerk in Alkmaar.

Caesar van Everdingen mainly created pictures of historical, mythological and religious content as well as portraits. He was under the influence of Jacob van Campen and the Haarlem painters Pieter de Grebber and Salomon de Bray .

Works (selection)

  • The regents , 1634, Alkmaar
  • Diogenes , The Hague
  • Socrates, Xanthippe and Alkibiades

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personal data
SURNAME Everdingen, Caesar van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Everdingen, Caesar Boëtius van (full name); Everdingen, Caesar Pietersz. van (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch painter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1616
PLACE OF BIRTH Alkmaar
DATE OF DEATH buried October 13, 1678
Place of death Alkmaar