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Description: | Born in Utrecht, Poelenburgh studied as a pupil of Abraham Bloemart before travelling to Rome. He spent several years in Italy, where he became familiar with the conventions of representing the southern landscape, successfully fusing these with the forms and techniques learnt in his youth. On returning to his hometown in 1627, Poelenburgh became an early exponent of the Dutch Italianate landscape, a style that challenged the native Dutch tradition during the seventeenth century. The artist's lasting association with England began during his own lifetime. He made the first of several visits to England in 1637 at the behest of Charles I, and his work was eagerly collected during the eighteenth century. This example was probably acquired by John Patteson, while travelling through on the continent around 1789 (see notes below). | Subjects: | landscape; figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1594 or 1595-1667) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8532... | Go to resource |
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