Margaretha van Godewijk
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Margaretha van Godewijk (August 30, 1627, Dordrecht
– November 2, 1677, Dordrecht
), was a Dutch Golden Age
poet and painter.
and was good at making landscapes, villas, houses, flowers and all sorts of ships, in oils, watercolours, and embroidery. She was also good at astronomy and making diamond engravings on glass (roemers
). Houbraken quoted the Dordrecht writer Mathias Balen
(1611–1691), who published a history of Dordrecht that included various famous women.
According to the RKD she was a pupil of Cornelis Bisschop
and became a flower painter, but no works survive.
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
– November 2, 1677, Dordrecht
Dordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
), was a Dutch Golden Age
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...
poet and painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken her father was a teacher at the Latin school in Dordrecht who taught her Greek, Latin, Italian, French and English. She could understand Hebrew, was clever at making rhymes. She learned to paint from Nicolaes MaesNicolaes Maes
Nicolaes Maes, also known as Nicolaes Maas was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre and portraits.-Biography:...
and was good at making landscapes, villas, houses, flowers and all sorts of ships, in oils, watercolours, and embroidery. She was also good at astronomy and making diamond engravings on glass (roemers
Rummer
Rummers, Römers or Roemers, were large drinking-glasses studded with prunts to ensure a safe grip, popular in the Rhineland and the Netherlands from the 15th through the 17th century. They lacked the flared bowl of the Berkemeyer and had much thinner walls. The hollow base was built up by coiling...
). Houbraken quoted the Dordrecht writer Mathias Balen
Mathias Balen
Mathias or Matthijs Jansz. Balen was a Dutch historian.-Biography:He first distinguished himself as a poet, but afterwards applied himself to historical researches, and in 1677 published a description of Dordrecht in two volumes, which is full of valuable matter. He died shortly after its...
(1611–1691), who published a history of Dordrecht that included various famous women.
According to the RKD she was a pupil of Cornelis Bisschop
Cornelis Bisschop
-Biography:In ca. 1650 he was a student of Ferdinand Bol in Amsterdam. In 1653 he was back in Dordrecht, where he got married. According to Houbraken he was the first to paint carved trompe l'oeil wooden panels in such an ingenious way that they became quite popular. He painted historical...
and became a flower painter, but no works survive.