Pieter Hermansz Verelst

An Italian street scene with Bamboccianti playing cards and a quack preparing concoctions
An Italian street scene with Bamboccianti playing cards and a quack preparing concoctions
	An Italian street scene with Bamboccianti playing cards and a quack preparing concoctions
Artist	Pieter Hermansz Verelst
Year	c. 1640-1668
Medium	Oil on panel
Dimensions	34.0 cm × 28.0 cm (13.4 in × 11.0 in)
Location	Private collection

Pieter Hermansz Verelst
Pieter Hermansz Verelst
Born	c. 1616-1618; Dordrecht
Died	c. November 1668; England
Citizenship	Dutch
Occupation	painter
Years active	1640-1668
Spouses	Adriana van Gesel (m. 11 July 1638–⁠before September 1659); Elisabeth Schölts (m. 30 September 1659-before 1668);
Parents	Herman Verelst (father); Marieke Backx (mother);
Relatives	Herman Verelst (son); Simon Verelst (son); John Verelst (1648-1679) (son); William Verelst (1651–1702) (son); Lodvick Verelst (grandson); John Verelst (c. 1670-1734) (grandson); Michael Verelst (grandson); Adriana Verelst (granddaughter); William Verelst (1704-1752) (great grandson); Harry Verelst (colonial governor) (great great grandson);

Pieter Harmensz Verelst (c. 1616-1618, Dordrecht – 1668 in England) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Four of his sons, Herman, Simon, John (1648-1679) and William (1651–1702), also became painters.