Nikolaas Pieneman (1809 - 1860)
Nikolaas Pieneman
Nicolaas Pieneman was a Dutch painter, art collector, lithographer, and sculptor. He was the son of painter Jan Willem Pieneman. Pieneman studied under his father and also at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam; he was a pupil of Jean Baptiste Madou. He specialised in paintings of recent history and in portraits. He was a friend of William II of the Netherlands; he painted the king's inauguration in 1840, and many members of the royal family. He was a member fourth class of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and by virtue of this, from 1852 of Natura Artis Magistra. He was a member of the Society Arti et Amicitiae. He was a knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, a Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau and appointed to the Order of the Polar Star.
| Date and place of birt: | 1 january 1809, Amersfoort, The Netherlands |
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| Date and place of death: | 30 december 1860, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Historian, Painter, Portraitist, Sculptor |
| Genre: | History painting, Portrait |
| Art style: | Romanticism |
