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Pieter Nijs

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Dutch Golden Age painter
Portrait of a lady in South-German costume with boxed ruff collar and brämikappe, signed and dated 1654
Pieter Nijs
BornApril 15, 1624
Amsterdam
DiedJune 16, 1681
Amsterdam
NationalityNorthern Netherlands
Known forDutch painter

Pieter Nijs or Nys (April 15, 1624 – June 16, 1681), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Nijs was born in Amsterdam. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Hendrik Martensz Sorgh. Besides in Amsterdam, he worked in Rotterdam, Leuven and Antwerp and various towns in Germany. He is known for genre works, farm scenes, and portraits.

Nijs died in Amsterdam.

References

  1. ^ Pieter Nijs in the RKD

1 artwork by or after Pieter Nijs at the Art UK site


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