Dirk de Quade van Ravesteyn (1565 – 1620)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• He was active in the court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• He was probably born in the Hague where his father Claes was a member of a family of artists.
• He is considered an important member of the internationally known Prague school of Dutch and Flemish painting under Emperor Rudolf II (who reigned from 1576 to his death in 1612).
• Quade van Ravesteyn was successful enough to own his own house in the Malá Strana in 1598.
• After Rudolf's death in 1612 he was succeeded by Matthias who died in 1619 and in that year Quade van Ravesteyn was mentioned as a creditor of both emperors.
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