Constantijn Huygens
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About
Poet and musical composer of the Dutch Golden Age. Koren-bloemen, a collection of his poems, was published in 1657; ten years earlier, several of his musical works had been published under the title of Pathodia sacra et profana.
Before Fame
He was schooled extensively in the arts, music, and language during his early years.
Trivia
He detailed his marriage to Suzanna van Baerle in Dagh-werck, a 1638 publication.
Family Life
His father,
Associated With
The great Dutch painter Rembrant van Rijn created his artistic masterpieces at around the same time that Huygens was composing his poems.
