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Dutch painter
Peter Wtewael, A Jester Holding a Flute, 1623

Peter Wtewael (5 June 1596 – 16 January 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Wtewael was born in Utrecht, son of the Dutch painter and engraver Joachim Wtewael and brother to the painter Johan Wtewael. According to the RKD he is known as a follower of Caravaggio. He specialized in painting kitchen scenes and mythological figures. Wtewael died in 1660. One of his works is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

References

  1. ^ Peter Wtewael in the RKD
  2. "Brief Biography Peter Wtewael". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  3. "Kitchen Scene by Peter Wtewael". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
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