▁Le vin ▁Cru yl , ▁Liv inus ▁Cru y lius , ▁Cru y lius ▁Liv inus ) ▁( 5 ▁September ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁– ▁before ▁ 1 7 2 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁F lem ish ▁priest ▁and ▁a ▁dra ug ht s man ▁and ▁et cher ▁of ▁land sc apes , ▁se as cap es , ▁and ▁architect ural ▁views . ▁The ▁draw ings ▁and ▁et ch ings ▁he ▁made ▁during ▁his ▁extended ▁stays ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁Paris ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁top ographical ▁views ▁known ▁as ▁ved uta . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gh ent , ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁( l ater ▁legit imate ) ▁son ▁of ▁Jo ann ae ▁( Jo anna ) ▁Mey ert s ▁and ▁G ug li el mus ▁( W ille m ) ▁Cru yl . ▁The ▁details ▁about ▁his ▁life ▁are ▁not ▁always ▁clear , ▁including ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁periods ▁of ▁his ▁over se as ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁the ology , ▁architecture , ▁drawing ▁and ▁et ch ing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le u ven . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁W etter en ▁near ▁Gh ent ▁from ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 6 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁as ▁an ▁architect ▁in ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Michael ' s ▁Church , ▁Gh ent , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁interrupted ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁icon oc last ic ▁troubles ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century .