Pieter Nijs
1624
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1681
Dutch Golden Age painter (1624-1681)
Pieter Nijs or Nys, was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Nijs was born in Amsterdam. According to the RKD he was a pupil of Hendrik Martensz Sorgh. Besides in Amsterdam, he worked in Rotterdam, Leuven and Antwerp and various towns in Germany. He is known for genre works, farm scenes, and portraits.