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Bartholomeus van Bassen:
(1590 - 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and architect.
Van Bassen was born in Antwerp. Little is known of his early life, but according to the RKD he became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke in 1613. In 1622 he moved to the Hague, where he became a member of the The Hague Guild of St. Luke two years later and where he became dean in 1627 and headman in 1636 and 1640. He is known for his architectural works, sometimes with staffage by the painters Anthonie Palamedesz, Esaias van de Velde, and Jan Martszen de Jonge.
Interior of the Great Hall on the Binnenhof in The Hague.
c. 1651(1651) (1651-1652)
Medium oil on panel and oil on copper
Dimensions 52 X 66 cm (20.5 X 26 in) (panel), 9 X 42 cm (3.5 X 16.5 in) (copper plate)
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