Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt(20 October 1640 - 7 November 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken, his teacher was Gerard Dou, who he imitated so well that many of his works were later misattributed to him. According to Houbraken he was rather introverted and very methodical and conscientious, spending months on his works and striving for perfection. Houbraken especially liked a piece where a maid holds a mouse by the tail as a cat jumps for it.
Houbraken wrote that while Slingelandt was working on a family portrait for the gentleman Francois Meerman (1630-1672), |
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Breakfast of a Young Man
Second half of the 17th century
Oil on canvas
22x18.5 cm
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Painting ID:: 74929
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Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt
Breakfast of a Young Man
Second half of the 17th century
Oil on canvas
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