Isaac van Duynen
Dutch painter (1628-1679)
Isaac van Duynen also known as Deynen or Duijnen (April 1628 – ca. 1680) was a Dutch still life painter. He is known for still lifes of dead fish and other sea animals, still lifes with fruit, banquet still lifes and the occasional kitchen scene.
Life
He was born in Dordrecht in April 1628. He was the son of Gerrit Gerritsz van Duynen, a well-off fishmonger. He had an older brother known as Abraham van Duijnen who became a landscape painter.
It is not known with whom he trained. He may have been a pupil of Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp. He worked in Dordrecht as an independent master between 1651 and 1654 when he left for Italy.
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