Dutch, 1630–1664
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega (1630–1664) was a Dutch painter and engraver of the Dutch Golden Age. Born and active in Haarlem, he was the son of Pieter Jansz. Begijn and Maria, whose father was Cornelis van Haarlem. Bega, who adopted this name when he began his career, studied under Adriaen van Ostade and created genre scenes featuring small groups of peasants or imaginative figures. He traveled through Germany, Switzerland, and France with fellow artists from 1653 to 1654, joined the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1654, and died of the plague in 1664, being buried with his grandfather.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Cornelis Pietersz Bega · Wikidata Q421775
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