Who is Roelof Koets?

Roelof Koets (1592, Haarlem – 1654, Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Koets became a believer of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1654 as vinder. He worked together similar to the Haarlem nevertheless life painters Pieter Claesz and Jan Jansz van de Velde. He himself was influenced by Floris van Dyck and in viewpoint influenced Floris van Schooten. He became the researcher of his son, the forward-looking painter Andries Koets. He is not to be disconcerted with the difficult painter Roelof Koets of Zwolle, who painted mostly portraits.