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Quirijn van Brekelenkam

1622-01-01 – 1668-01-01

Life & Legacy

Quirijn or Quiringh Gerritsz van Brekelenkam (1622/29, Zwammerdam – 1669/79, Leiden) was a Dutch Baroque genre painter. He probably studied under Gerard Dou, and as a result his paintings from the 1640s and 1650s are similar to those of the Leiden fijnschilders.

Occupation & Career

painter, artist

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

An Old Woman Bleeding a Young Woman, known as 'The Bloodletting'; Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool; Interior with two men by the fire

Legacy Highlights

Notable Work

An Old Woman Bleeding a Young Woman, known as 'The Bloodletting' · Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool · Interior with two men by the fire

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2123501 — wikidata View source

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