Background
Groenewegen, who was born in Delft, primarily painted landscapes.
Groenewegen, who was born in Delft, primarily painted landscapes.
Pieter Anthonisz. van Groenewegen (1590/1600–1658) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He traveled to Italy and between ca. He died there in the following year.
Bentvueghels; Confrerie Pictura]
1615-1623 he lived on Via Bocca de Leone in Rome, where he became a member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Leeuw"(Lion). He returned to Delft where he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1626, but spent the last few years of his life in The Hague, where he joined the Confrerie Pictura in 1657.