DUYFHUIJSEN, Pieter Jacobsz. - b. 1608 Rotterdam, d. 1677 Rotterdam - WGA

DUYFHUIJSEN, Pieter Jacobsz.

(b. 1608 Rotterdam, d. 1677 Rotterdam)

Dutch painter, called Colinchovius. In 1625-1627 he may have studied with Johannes Torrentius in Haarlem, otherwise he was active in Rotterdam. He was known as a genre painter, painted peasant genre scenes, farm still-lifes, animal paintings, portraits, and religious subjects.

Kitchen Interior
Kitchen Interior by

Kitchen Interior

Peasant Inn
Peasant Inn by

Peasant Inn

Noteworthy in this picture are the telling expressions of the two principal characters: the derision of the standing man and the dismay of the seated peasant.

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