page_title: Middelburg
section_title: The Arts
hierarchical_section_title: Middelburg / Notable locals / The Arts
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Balthazar Gerbier in Cornelis de Bie's Gulden Cabinet.
context_page_description: Middelburg is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland, it has a population of about 48,000.
  In terms of technology, Middelburg played a role in the Scientific Revolution at the early modern period. The city was historically a center of lens crafting in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. The invention of the microscope and telescope is often credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers in the late 16th century and early 17th century.
context_section_description: Adrianus Valerius (ca.1575 – 1625) a Dutch poet and composer
  Jacob van Geel (ca.1585 – 1648) a Dutch Golden Age painter.
  Christoffel van den Berghe (ca.1590 – ca.1645) a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes
  Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94 – 1657) a Dutch Golden Age painter
  Pieter de Putter (ca.1600 – 1659) a Dutch still life painter
  Daniël de Blieck (ca.1610 – 1673) a Dutch Golden Age painter, draughtsman and architect
  Philips Angel I (1616–1683) a Dutch still-life painter
  Ariana Nozeman (1626/1628 – 1661) the first actress in The Netherlands
  Pieter Borsseler (ca.1633 – ca.1687) a Dutch portrait painter, prominent in England
  Pieter Bustijn (1649–1729) a composer, organist, harpsichordist and carillon player
  Adriaen Coorte (ca.1665 – ca.1707) a Dutch Golden Age painter of still-lifes
  Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (1803–1862) a Dutch landscape artist and lithographer
  Suzanna Sablairolles (1829–1867) a Dutch stage actress
  Anna Adelaïde Abrahams (1849–1930) a Dutch still life painter
  Henri Eduard Beunke (1851–1925) a Dutch writer, known for his literary regionalistic work
  Herman Johannes van der Weele (1852–1930) a Dutch painter of the 2nd Hague School
  Pieter Cornelis Boutens (1870–1943) a Dutch poet, classicist, and mystic
  Joost Baljeu (1925–1991) a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer
  Paul van der Feen (born 1978) a Dutch saxophonist
  Carolyn Lilipaly (born 1969) a Dutch news anchor and actress 
  Stefan de Vries (born 1970) a Dutch writer and journalist
caption: Balthasar Gerbier, 1662
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