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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableCornelis van Poelenburgh is recognized as one of the leading figures of Dutch Baroque painting, renowned for his meticulously crafted landscapes and mythological scenes that shaped the artistic image of his era. Born in Utrecht, he spent a formative period of his artistic career in Italy, particularly in Rome, where he became associated with the group known as the Bamboccianti. While this group was famous for their realistic depictions of Italian daily life, Poelenburgh’s work stands out for its distinctive lightness and elegance, most evident in his idealized landscapes featuring ancient ruins and graceful figures. His paintings are characterized by a warm, southern light, a hallmark of Italian painting, which he combined with Dutch attention to detail. The compositions often resemble stage sets, where mythological or biblical figures are embedded in an Arcadian nature. Poelenburgh’s subtle use of light and shadow lends his works a poetic atmosphere, transporting viewers into another world. During his lifetime, his art was highly esteemed, as evidenced by numerous commissions from nobility and collectors in the Netherlands and England. Even after his return to Utrecht, he remained a sought-after artist and influenced an entire generation of younger painters who shared his passion for Italianate landscapes. Poelenburgh’s oeuvre exemplifies the cultural exchange between Northern and Southern Europe in the 17th century, demonstrating how artists absorbed and developed new impulses through travel and contact. Today, his paintings are found in major museums worldwide, bearing witness to the enduring fascination with the fusion of nature, myth, and painterly perfection.
Cornelis van Poelenburgh is recognized as one of the leading figures of Dutch Baroque painting, renowned for his meticulously crafted landscapes and mythological scenes that shaped the artistic image of his era. Born in Utrecht, he spent a formative period of his artistic career in Italy, particularly in Rome, where he became associated with the group known as the Bamboccianti. While this group was famous for their realistic depictions of Italian daily life, Poelenburgh’s work stands out for its distinctive lightness and elegance, most evident in his idealized landscapes featuring ancient ruins and graceful figures. His paintings are characterized by a warm, southern light, a hallmark of Italian painting, which he combined with Dutch attention to detail. The compositions often resemble stage sets, where mythological or biblical figures are embedded in an Arcadian nature. Poelenburgh’s subtle use of light and shadow lends his works a poetic atmosphere, transporting viewers into another world. During his lifetime, his art was highly esteemed, as evidenced by numerous commissions from nobility and collectors in the Netherlands and England. Even after his return to Utrecht, he remained a sought-after artist and influenced an entire generation of younger painters who shared his passion for Italianate landscapes. Poelenburgh’s oeuvre exemplifies the cultural exchange between Northern and Southern Europe in the 17th century, demonstrating how artists absorbed and developed new impulses through travel and contact. Today, his paintings are found in major museums worldwide, bearing witness to the enduring fascination with the fusion of nature, myth, and painterly perfection.
_P_-_(MeisterDrucke-1406356).jpg "Bacchus and Ariadne on the Island Naxos by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Satyr and Bacchante by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Annunciation to Mary by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "The Baptism of Christ by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Landscape with Bathing Nudes by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Italianate Landscape with Dancer, Musicians and Goats by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "View of Tivoli with the Bridge Over the Anio Waterfall by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1398030).jpg "Landscape, with Abraham and Isaac, before 1667 by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "The Angels Guiding the Shepherds to the Nativity, 17th Century by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Landscape with Nymphs Bathing by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "The Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1405615).jpg "Adoration of the Kings, before 1667 by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Portrait Bust of a Man in a White Wig by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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.jpg "Shepherds in the Campagna by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1414391).jpg "Shepherds, herds and farmers at a fountain in Rome by Cornelis van Poelenburgh")
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