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Cornelis Holsteyn

1628 - 1658

Medium

pen

Dimensions

h 155mm × w 92mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; ink

Object Type

drawing; design

Subject Matter

gebeurtenissen en situaties uit de klassieke geschiedenis; on the scaffold or place of execution; violent death by beheading

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1956

Notes

…; from the dealer Schidlof, London, fl. 30, to the museum, 1956

Collection Type

drawings

About Cornelis Holsteyn

1618–1658 • Dutch Republic

Cornelis Holsteyn studied under his father Pieter Holsteyn the Elder. He has often been confused with Cornelis Cornelissen. Holsteyn engraved numerous plates from his own drawings. Comment on works: History; Genre.

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