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Rachel Ruysch
Dutch artist (1664–1750) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rachel Ruysch (3 June 1664 – 12 October 1750)[1] was a Dutch still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands. She specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime. Due to a long and successful career that spanned over six decades, she became the best documented female painter of the Dutch Golden Age.[2]
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Rachel Ruysch | |
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![]() Portrait of Rachel Ruysch by Godfried Schalcken | |
Born | (1664-06-03)3 June 1664 The Hague, Netherlands |
Died | 12 October 1750(1750-10-12) (aged 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Known for | Painting |
Spouse |
Juriaen Pool
(m. 1693; died in 1745) |
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