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        6. Maria van Oosterwijck

          Dutch artist (–)

          Not to be confused with Maria van Oisterwijk.

          Maria van Oosterwijck, also spelled Oosterwyck, (–) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, specializing in richly detailed flower paintings and other still lifes.

          Life and work

          Maria van Oosterwijck was born in in Nootdorp, a town located near Delft in South Holland, the Netherlands.[1] Her date of birth is generally listed as 20 August,[2] but some sources state that it was 27 August.

          Her father was a Dutch Reformed Church minister, as was her grandfather.[3] Her father took her, when she was quite young, to masterful still life painter Jan Davidsz. de Heem's studio. With de Heem's influence, van Oosterwijck developed her interest in floral painting.[2] She became his student,[1] and she showed herself to have a talent for vividly painting realistic creations.[2]

          Van Oosterwijck initially worked in Delft and later moved to Utre