Cornelia de Rijck

Cornelia de Rijck
Portrait of Cornelia before her easel, by her husband, in 1689
Born	(1653-10-14)October 14, 1653 Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died	October 11, 1726(1726-10-11) (aged 72) Amsterdam, Dutch Republic[1]
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Bird painting
Spouse(s)	Gerrit van Goor 1688[1] Simon Schijnvoet 1697[2]

Cornelia de Rijck (11 October 1653 – 4 October 1726) was a Dutch painter specialized in painting birds and insects.[2]

She was born in Amsterdam as the daughter of Dirck Jansz. de Rijck and Ariaantje Wessels.[3] She married Gerrit van Goor in 1688, followed by a second marriage to Simon Schijnvoet in 1697. Her first husband was a portrait painter who painted her portrait, and together they taught the artist Gerrit Rademaker who continued to follow lessons from her as a widow.[3]

She is known for her meticulous studies of insects, 116 of which are in a portfolio in the Stockholm archives.[4] Her paintings have been compared to that of Melchior d'Hondecoeter.[5] She died in Amsterdam.[3]

Gallery

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  Fowl, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
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  Poultry Yard, Museum Gouda

References

1. "Cornelia de Rijck (1656-before 1727). Female painter. According to the exhibition catalogue Elck zijn waerom, Antwerp, 1999 she painted in Delft, Els Kloek, Vrouwen en kunst in de Republiek, een overzicht, Hilversum 1998, p. 160". Johannes Vermeer & 17th Century life in Delft. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
2. "Cornelia de Ryck, alias: Cornelia de Rijck". University of Amsterdam Center for the Study of the Golden Age. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
3. Cornelia de Rijck in the book, 1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis
4. Example gouache from the Stockholm archives in RKDimages
5. "CORNELIA DE RYCK (BORN 1656)". John Bennett Fine Paintings. Retrieved 4 December 2018.