Philips Angel II [SEP] date of birth
Philips Angel II
Philips Angel II or Philips Angel van Leiden (c. 1618 in Leiden – after 11 July 1664 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, etcher, writer and colonial administrator. Today he is remembered as the author of a 58-page booklet entitled 'Praise of the Art of Painting' which represents a rare resource for understanding Dutch art theory from the mid-17th century.
Biography.
Philips Angel II's life and work are often mixed up with those of a relative (apparently
a cousin), a contemporary painter of the same name (now referred to as Philips Angel I or Philips Angel van Middelburg), who was born in Middelburg in 1616.
Philips Angel II was active as a painter in Leiden from 1637 where he is listed as a master painter in 1638. Nothing is known about his training, but some details of his life suggest he had been in contact with Rembrandt shortly before becoming a master painter. He married in 1639. He held a speech at a banquet for the