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          A Dutch Baroque artist, he was noted for his use of color in his genre and portrait paintings..

          Nicolaes Maes (January – December (buried 24 December )) was a Dutch painter known for his genre scenes, portraits, religious compositions and.

        1. Nicolaes Maes (January – December (buried 24 December )) was a Dutch painter known for his genre scenes, portraits, religious compositions and.
        2. Biography.
        3. A Dutch Baroque artist, he was noted for his use of color in his genre and portrait paintings.
        4. Nicolaes Maes was a Dutch Baroque painter of genre and portraits who was a follower of Rembrandt.
        5. Nicolaes Maes was born in Dordrecht in , the second son of Gerrit Maes (d.

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          Nicolaes Maes

          Self-portrait (c.1685), Dordrechts Museum

          BornJanuary 1634

          Dordrecht

          DiedDecember 1693 (aged 58-59)

          Amsterdam

          NationalityDutch
          EducationRembrandt
          Known forgenre scenes, portraits, religious compositions
          Spouse(s)Adriana Brouwers

          Nicolaes Maes (January 1634 – December 1693 (buried 24 December 1693)) was a Dutch painter known for his genre scenes, portraits, religious compositions and the occasional still life.

          A pupil of Rembrandt in Amsterdam, he returned to work in his native city of Dordrecht for 20 years. In the latter part of his career he returned to Amsterdam where he became the leading portrait painter of his time. Maes contributed to the development of genre painting in the Netherlands and was the most prominent portrait painter working in Amsterdam in the final three decades of the 17th century.

          Life

          Nicolaes Maes was born in Dordrecht as the second son of G