Cornelis Saftleven
(1607–1681) Dutch painter (1607-1681)
Cornelis Saftleven (1607–1681) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Cornelis Saftleven belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Cornelis Saftleven was born in Gorinchem and died in Rotterdam. Cornelis Saftleven worked in Rotterdam, Antwerp, Utrecht, and Rotterdam.
The best-known works include ‘Figures before a Village Inn’, ‘Landscape with animals’, and ‘The annunciation to the shepherd’. The catalogue has 44 works by Cornelis Saftleven with free images. The dated works span the years 1610–1680. Works by Cornelis Saftleven are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and Statens Museum for Kunst. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Rembrandt van Rijn, Charles Errard, Pieter II de Jode, Aniello Falcone, and Francesco Cairo.