Bartholomeus Corneliszoon van Bassen (1590-1652)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter and architect.
• Van Bassen was the illegitimate son of Cornelis van Bassen and the grandson of Bartholt Ernst van Bassen.
• According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History he became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke in 1613.
• In 1622 he moved to The Hague, where he became a member of The Hague Guild of St. Luke two years later.
• He is known for his architectural works, sometimes with staffage by the painters Anthonie Palamedesz, Esaias van de Velde, and Jan Martszen de Jonge.
• He kept a workshop and took on pupils, most notably Gerard Houckgeest and Jan van der Vucht.
• He died in The Hague.
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