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Artists›Adam Pynacker

Adam Pynacker

Dutch Republic, 1622–1673

WA-00023081

Amsterdam

DrawingBaroque

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WikidataQ979137

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Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q979137
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Adam Pynacker was a Dutch Golden Age painter specializing in Italianate landscapes with dramatic light effects and mountainous terrain. Active in the mid-seventeenth century, he developed a distinctive approach to landscape composition that combined northern European precision with the romantic grandeur of Alpine and Mediterranean scenery. His work influenced the development of landscape painting in the Dutch Republic during a period of increasing artistic sophistication and international exchange.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 17d ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (5)

Landscape with Fisherman in Lake

1642 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper

12.2 × 19.2 cm (4 13/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Riders and Dogs in Rocky Landscape

1642 · Brush with black and gray wash, with touches of graphite, on ivory laid paper

34.5 × 42.4 cm (13 5/8 × 16 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

1640 · oil paint

overall: 57 x 48 cm (22 7/16 x 18 7/8 in.) framed: 77.2 x 69.4 cm (30 3/8 x 27 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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A House on a Hillside in a Southern Landscape

1640 · Black chalk, gray wash. Framing line in pen and brown ink

sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 3/16 in. (19.4 x 30.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A House on a Hillside in a Southern Landscape

1640 · Black chalk, brush and gray wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink

sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 3/16 in. (19.4 x 30.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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5 published of 34 catalogued · 33 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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5 entries · 1 sources

Wooded Landscape with Travelers
1640 · Nga · 5 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Baroque

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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