A Life in Light and Shadow Petrus Kiers lived a life deeply connected to the changing light of the Netherlands. Born on 5 January 1807, near Meppel in a place called Het Groeneveld, he began his artistic path under the guidance of Douwe de Hoop. This early training in portraiture and genre painting laid the foundation for a career that would eventually span many different forms of visual expression. He spent much of his time in Amster…