Cornelis de Bie

Cornelis de Bie (10 February 1627 – ) was a Flemish ''rederijker'', poet, jurist and minor politician from Lier. He is the author of about 64 works, mostly comedies. He is known internationally today for his biographical sketches of Flemish and Dutch painters in his (English: ''The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Liberal Art of Painting''), first printed in 1662. Provided by Wikipedia