Willem Pietersz. Buytewech
(1591–1624) Dutch painter and engraver (1591–1624)
Willem Pietersz. Buytewech (1591–1624) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Willem Pietersz. Buytewech belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Willem Pietersz. Buytewech was born in Rotterdam and died in Rotterdam. Willem Pietersz. Buytewech worked in Rotterdam, Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Haarlem. Wikidata associates Willem Pietersz. Buytewech with Baroque. Willem Pietersz. Buytewech became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The best-known works include ‘Landscape with trees overlooking a canal, part of a print series "Verscheyden Lantschapjes"’, ‘Merry Company’, and ‘An Elegant Party in the Open’. The catalogue has 23 works by Willem Pietersz. Buytewech with free images. The dated works span the years 1615–1630. Works by Willem Pietersz. Buytewech are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, Rijksmuseum, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Christoffel van den Berghe, Valentin de Boulogne, Bartholomäus, the younger Strobel, Gerard Seghers, and Giuseppe Ribera.