BILTIUS, Cornelis - b. 1653 Den Haag, d. ~1686 Germany - WGA

BILTIUS, Cornelis

(b. 1653 Den Haag, d. ~1686 Germany)

Dutch painter, son of the still-life painter Jacob Biltius (1633-1681). He was active in Amsterdam and Maastricht, then from 1670 in Germany, where he died. In the 1670s he was in Bonn and Keulen, in the 1680s in Würzburg, Nuremberg and Bamberg.

He painted hunting still-lifes and trompe-l’oeils.

Trompe l'Oeil Still-Life with Two Grouse Hanging from a Nail
Trompe l'Oeil Still-Life with Two Grouse Hanging from a Nail by

Trompe l'Oeil Still-Life with Two Grouse Hanging from a Nail

The painting is signed lower right: Cornelius Biltius / fecit.

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