Abraham Matthijs
Abraham Matthijs (1581 in Antwerp – 1649 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was from Antwerp and was a good landscape painter.[1] Houbraken did not know more about him or his date of birth or death.[1]
According to the RKD, his Death of Maria from 1633 still survives in the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal.[2] He is mentioned in Cornelis de Bie's book of painters.[3] In his testament he is called a "fijnschilder", known for seascapes and history pieces.[2]
References
- 1 2 (Dutch) Abraham Matthijs Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- 1 2 Abraham Matthijs in the RKD
- ↑ Het Gulden Cabinet, p 110
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