Cornelis Pietersz. Bega
(1631–1664) painter from the Northern Netherlands
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega (1631–1664) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Cornelis Pietersz. Bega belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Cornelis Pietersz. Bega was born in Haarlem and died in Haarlem. Cornelis Pietersz. Bega studied under Adriaen van Ostade. Cornelis Pietersz. Bega worked in Germany, Switzerland, and Haarlem. Wikidata associates Cornelis Pietersz. Bega with Baroque. Cornelis Pietersz. Bega became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The best-known works include ‘Boerenherberg’, ‘Peasants making music and dancing’, and ‘Verliebtes Paar’. The works belong mainly to the genres figure painting, genre painting, and vanitas. The catalogue has 67 works by Cornelis Pietersz. Bega with free images. The dated works span the years 1649–1801. Works by Cornelis Pietersz. Bega are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, Städel Museum, and Nationalmuseum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Esaias Boursse, Anthonie van Borssom, Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, Johann Heinrich Roos, and Benjamin von Block.