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Lastman, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)Lastman, Pieter pēˈtər lästˈmän [key], 1583–1633, Dutch painter. During a stay in Rome, Lastman was influenced by Caravaggio's chiaroscuro technique and by the work of Elsheimer. In Holland he...

Vanderlyn, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)Vanderlyn, Pieter vănˈdərlĭn [key], c.1687–1778, American colonial painter, b. Holland. He reached New York c.1718 and became a portrait painter and land speculator and practiced other trades, ...

Aertsen, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)Aertsen or Aertszen, Pieter both: pēˈtər ärtˈsən [key], 1503?–1575, Dutch painter, b. Amsterdam. Aertsen painted genre scenes (see genre) that are lighthearted in spirit. He also painted relig...

Zeeman, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)Zeeman, Pieter pēˈtər zāˈmän [key], 1865–1943, Dutch physicist. He was professor of physics at the Univ. of Amsterdam from 1900 and director of the Physical Institute, Amsterdam, from 1908. In...

De Hooch, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)De Hooch or De Hoogh, Pieter: see Hooch, Pieter de. ...

Boutens, Pieter Cornelis

(Encyclopedia)Boutens, Pieter Cornelis pēˈtər kôrnāˈlĭs bouˈtəns [key], 1870–1943, Dutch poet. His Verzen (1898) won him early praise. His impressionistic and mystical lyric verse was marked by rhythmic ...

Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon

(Encyclopedia)Hooft, Pieter Corneliszoon pēˈtər kôrnāˈlĭsōn hōft [key], 1581–1647, Dutch historian, poet, and dramatist. His great work was a history of the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain, Neder...

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