Constantijn à Renesse

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Workshop of Rembrandt van Rijn: "The Descent from the Cross"

Constantijn à Renesse (1626 – 1680), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and pupil of Rembrandt.

Biography

He was born in Maarssen to the son of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange's military chaplain.[1] He moved with his family to Breda and was sent to Leiden to the University, where besides literature studies he also took drawing lessons from Rembrandt in 1649.[2] He moved to Eindhoven in 1653 where he later died.[2] He is known for religious prints and drawings and is documented working with Rembrandt on paintings of religious subjects.

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External links

Media related to Constantijn van Renesse at Wikimedia Commons