Catharina Questiers (1630 - 1669)

Short name Catharina Questiers
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First name Catharina
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Alternative name Catharina Questiers -de Hoest
Date of birth 1630
Date of death 1669
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Sex Female
Place of birth Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, NLD)
Place of death Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, NLD)
Lived in Netherlands
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Related to Joost van den Vondel , Goudina van Weert , Cornelia van der Veer , Katarina Verwers , Constantijn Huygens , Hieronymus Sweerts
Bibliography MENTIONED IN: - Lauwerkrans 1997, p. 9, 11, 28, 29, 48, 57, 68, 92, 241, 243, 246, 316-321, 354, 356, 360, 602. - Van Gemert e.a. (eds.), Women's Writing from the Low Countries. A bilingual anthology 1200-1875, p. 286-293 - see URL for this chapter - Ter Laan 1941, Van Bork en Verkruijsse 1985 - see link DBNL - Stouten/Goedegebuure/Van Oostrom 1999, 302 online-portrait in DVN?
Provisional Notes Stimulated by her father who was a board member of the Brabantse kamer, and later member of the Costers Academie. Brother David wrote poetry as well. Next to writing poetry, Catharina also performed other arts: painting, sculpting, engraving copper and glass and artistic cutting. Knew Vondel, Joan Blasius and Constantijn Huygens. Admired Maria Tesselschade Roemerdr. Visscher (= rec. !!) AdresATM: Warmoesstraat HOoms (relations)
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Religion / ideology Catholic
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Spouse Questiers de Hoest, Catharina
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Place(s) of Residence Netherlands