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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Italianate Landscape ca. 1620-27 oil on copper Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
"Cornelis van Poelenburgh (ca. 1594/95-1667) was a founder of Dutch Italianate landscape painting. He studied under Utrecht Mannerist Abraham Bloemaert, but his years in Rome, from 1617 to 1625, were more decisive for his development. An early member of the schildersbent, the club for Rome's Netherlandish painters, he was nicknamed "Satyr." In Rome, a friend noted that Poelenburgh "exerted himself to the utmost to paint his figures in the manner of Raphael." Poelenburgh also copied German artist Adam Elsheimer's Italianate landscapes, which were usually painted on copper. In addition to his years in Rome, Poelenburgh spent time in Florence working for the grand duke of Tuscany. After returning from Italy, he became one of Utrecht's leading artists, honored as Peter Paul Rubens's guide during his 1627 visit to the city. At the invitation of Charles I, Poelenburgh worked in England from 1638 to 1641. He probably remained in Utrecht from that point onward. Poelenburgh painted some history paintings, but his fame rests on the enamel-smooth landscapes, often depicting romantic ruins and statuary fragments, that he created after 1620. He was among the first northern artists to render Italian sunlight and atmosphere convincingly. His highly detailed figures were so admired that he was hired to paint them in other artist's works. The careers of Poelenburgh's many followers stretch into the 1700s."
– biographical notes from the Getty Museum, Los Angeles
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Satyrs spying on Nymphs ca. 1627-67 oil on copper Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Landscape with bathing nudes ca. 1640-50 oil on copper Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Young women bathing ca. 1646 oil on panel Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Young men bathing ca. 1646 oil on panel Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Expulsion from Paradise ca. 1646-67 oil on panel Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Shepherd approaching a sleeping nymph before 1667 drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Interior of Roman ruin with figures ca. 1622-24 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Colosseum, Rome ca. 1622-24 drawing British Museum |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Colosseum, Rome ca. 1622-24 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Landscape with Roman ruins ca. 1622-24 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Ruin on the Palatine Hill, Rome 1622 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Arch of Titus, Rome 1621 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome 1623 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Cornelis van Poelenburgh Study of a young man before 1667 drawing British Museum |