Roemer Visscher

Roemer Pieterszoon Visscher (* 1547 - ? February 19, 1620) was a

Life

Visscher lived in Amsterdam and was an important and central figure of the cultural scene there and member of the rederijkerskamer "In liefde bloeiende" ("Blossoming in love"). Other members of this scene were the Dutch writers P.C. Hooft, Bredero and Vondel. Vondel called Visschers house "het saligh Roemers huys" ("delightful house of Roemer"), because artists of all kinds visited his house on the Gelderse Kade in Amsterdam, varying from painters to poets. Roemer was the father of two daughters Maria Tesselschade Visscher and Anna Visscher.

Related Topics:
Amsterdam - Rederijkerskamer - P.C. Hooft - Bredero - Vondel - Maria Tesselschade Visscher - Anna Visscher

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