Early Modern

pieter jacobsz codde

Born 1599 Died 1678 Works span 1625–1666

The Silvery Light of the Dutch Golden Age Pieter Jacobsz Codde, a name synonymous with the refined elegance of the seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age, lived a life as textured and layered as the canvases he produced. Born in Amsterdam in 1599 to a family of modest means—his father serving as a city official responsible for port fees—Codde emerged from an environment steeped in the maritime commerce and burgeoning prosperity of the N…

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1625

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1666

last work

Chronological Journey

The Lifeline

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Chapters — Career Periods

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Colour Band — Movement Drift

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pieter jacobsz codde

1599 – 1678

The Lifeline

Chapters — Career Periods

Thumbnails — Dated Works

Colour Band — Movement Drift

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