Cornelis Brouwer
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Cornelis Brouwer was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
who was Adriaen van der Werff
's teacher for three years. While visiting with van der Neer, who took his pupil along on trips to Leiden and Amsterdam, Brouwer met Adriaen van der Werff and in 1676 helped the seventeen-year-old by taking his self-portrait and showing it to all of his art friends in Rotterdam, who were amazed at the ability of such a young man.
According to the RKD he is known for genre works and historical allegories of the Rembrandt school. He is sometimes confused with Justus Brouwer.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he had been a Rembrandt pupil and was a friend of Eglon van der NeerEglon van der Neer
Eglon van der Neer , was a Dutch painter of historical scenes, portraits and elegant, fashionable people, and later of landscapes.-Life:...
who was Adriaen van der Werff
Adriaen van der Werff
Adriaen van der Werff was an accomplished Dutch painter of portraits and erotic, devotional and mythological scenes. His brother, Pieter van der Werff , was his principal pupil and assistant.-Life:...
's teacher for three years. While visiting with van der Neer, who took his pupil along on trips to Leiden and Amsterdam, Brouwer met Adriaen van der Werff and in 1676 helped the seventeen-year-old by taking his self-portrait and showing it to all of his art friends in Rotterdam, who were amazed at the ability of such a young man.
According to the RKD he is known for genre works and historical allegories of the Rembrandt school. He is sometimes confused with Justus Brouwer.