Pieter Jansz. Saenredam

Dutch Republic · 1597–1665

Pieter Janszoon (abbr. Jansz.) Saenredam (9 June 1597, buried 31 May 1665) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors such as Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem (1636) and Interior of the Sint-Odulphuskerk in Assendelft. == Biography == Saenredam was born in Assendelft, the son of the Northern Mannerist printmaker and draughtsman Jan Pietersz Saenredam. In 1612, Saenredam moved permanently to Haarlem, where he became a pupil of Frans de Grebber. In 1623, he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. A drawing in the British Museum by his friend Jacob van Campen shows him to be very short and hunch backed.

Independent artist guide by Momentable. Biography from Wikipedia; artworks credited to the museums that hold them.