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Artists›Cornelius van Poelenburgh

Cornelius van Poelenburgh

Dutch Republic, 1594–1667

WA-00023184

PaintingBaroque

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WikidataQ247183

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Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
BiographyWikidata· 92%✓

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/cornelis-van-poelenburgh
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247183
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Why this artist matters now

Cornelius van Poelenburgh was a Dutch painter of the 17th century known for small-scale historical and mythological scenes, often set in Italianate landscapes with classical ruins. Active in Rome and Utrecht, he specialized in cabinet paintings executed in oil on copper and panel, characterized by meticulous detail and warm, golden light. His work bridged Northern European precision with Italian Renaissance subject matter, establishing a model for the Dutch italianate school that influenced landscape painting across Northern Europe for generations.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Baroque

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Artworks (4)

Italianate Landscape with Dancer, Musicians and Goats

1745 · Graphite on ivory wove paper, laid down on off-white card

12.9 × 17.7 cm (5 1/8 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Baptism of Christ

1640 · Red chalk on cream laid paper

18.9 × 28.1 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View of Tivoli with the Bridge Over the Anio Waterfall

1620 · Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash on cream laid paper

43.6 × 32.2 cm (17 3/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait Bust of a Man in a White Wig

1600 · Black chalk, heightened with white chalk and lead white (discolored), with brush and black ink, on blue laid paper

20.3 × 16 cm (8 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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4 published of 4 catalogued · 4 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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