Cornelis de Bie Writer

Cornelis de Bie (10 February 1627 – c. 1715) was a Flemish rederijker, poet, jurist and minor politician from Lier.He is the author of about 64 works, mostly comedies. He is known internationally today for his biographical sketches of Flemish and Dutch painters in his Het Gulden Cabinet der Edel Vry Schilderconst (the Golden Cabinet of the Honourable Free Art of Painting), first printed in 1662.

Personal facts

Cornelis de Bie
Birth dateFebruary 10, 1627
Birth place
Lier Belgium
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1715
Education
Old University of Leuven

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