Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne

Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne (1589-1662) War and religious strife in the Southern Netherlands persuaded Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne’s parents to move to Delft. This is where their son was born in 1589. Although he registered as a student at Delft university in 1605, Van de Venne preferred an apprenticeship to artist Jeronymus van Diest I and later Simon de Valck. Late...