Rafaël Govertsz Camphuysen

Rafaël Govertsz Camphuysen (1597, Gorinchem – 1657, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

Biography

According to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD) he was the son of a surgeon and the nephew of the painter Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen. He was a pupil of Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp and Dirck Govertsz and the older brother of Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen who studied with him. His sister Lysbeth married his pupil, the artist Aert van der Neer.

Camphuysen family tree
Dirk Rafaelsz Camphuysen 1586–1627 Govert Rafaelsz Camphuysen Rafaël Dircksz Camphuysen 1616-1691 Govert Dircksz Camphuysen 1623-1672 Rafaël Govertsz Camphuysen 1597-1657 Joachim Govertsz Camphuysen 1601-1659
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References

• Rafaël Govertsz. Camphuysen on Artnet