Dionys Verburg

Dionys Verburg (1655 – 1722), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

Biography

He was born in Rotterdam. His parents, Ruth Jansz. Verburgh, a cloth merchant, and Maria Tielemans, were both originally from Weert, in Limburg.[1][2][3] They moved from Limburg to Rotterdam, where they married in 1636, and where Dionys, their first child, was born either in 1636-1637 or between 1645 and 1655.[3] Dionys Verburg became the father of Rutger and Jan.[4]

Verburg worked in Surinam and is known for his landscapes.[4] He was a follower of Gerrit Battem.[4] He died in Rotterdam.

References

  1. ^ Jager, Angela (2016). Galey-schilders' en 'dosijnwerck'. De productie, distributie en consumptie van goedkope historiestukken in zeventiende-eeuws Amsterdam. Amsterdam: PhD dissertation via University of Amsterdam.
  2. ^ "Dionys Rutse Verburgh". ECARTICO. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Dionys Verburg". RKD. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Dionys Verburgh in the RKD