Nicolaas Piemont was born in
Amsterdam. According to Houbraken, Piemont was a member of the
Bentvueghels with the nickname "Opgang" who signed
Abraham Genoels's
bentbrief in Rome in 1674. According to the RKD he was nicknamed "Opgang" and was known for Italianate landscapes. This painter made some paintings in the dollhouse of
Petronella Oortman (in the collection of the Rijksmuseum today), together with the painters
Willem Frederiksz van Royen and
Johannes Voorhout. Piemont died in
Vollenhove. ==References==