Cornelis Saftleven

Cornelis Saftleven (c. 1607 in Gorinchem – 1 June 1681 in Rotterdam)[1] was a Dutch painter who worked in a great variety of genres.

[2] His pupils included Abraham Hondius, Ludolf de Jongh and Egbert Lievensz.

His images of hell as well as his satires and allegories are considered to be his most important contributions to Dutch painting.

[3] Related in motif to these hell scenes are the numerous versions of the Temptation of St Anthony.

As a draftsman, Saftleven is best known for his black chalk drawings of single figures, usually young men, and his studies of animals, which show Roelandt Savery's influence.