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Albert Eckhout
Groningen, 1610 - 1666,was a Dutch portrait and still life painter. Eckhout was among the first European artists to paint scenes from the New World. In 1636, he traveled to Dutch Brazil, invited by count John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. There, he painted portraits of natives, slaves and mulattos. He is also famous for his still lifes of Brazilian fruits and vegetables. The majority of his work is now stored at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. In art history, he is taken to be part of Baroque.
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Painting ID:: 42694
Krijgsdans of the Tapuya
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1691-94 ceiling painting in the ship of the Sant lgnazio cream
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Painting ID:: 90208
Tapuia woman
1641. Oil on canvas. 264 x 159 cm.
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Painting ID:: 91738
Mameluca woman
c 1641-1644. Oil on canvas. 265 X 157 cm.
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Painting ID:: 98229
Two dueling tortoises
17th century
Medium oil
Dimensions Unknown
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Albert Eckhout
Groningen, 1610 - 1666,was a Dutch portrait and still life painter. Eckhout was among the first European artists to paint scenes from the New World. In 1636, he traveled to Dutch Brazil, invited by count John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. There, he painted portraits of natives, slaves and mulattos. He is also famous for his still lifes of Brazilian fruits and vegetables. The majority of his work is now stored at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. In art history, he is taken to be part of Baroque.
. Related Artists to Albert Eckhout: | piero ligorio | lucas van valchenborch | Edward lamson Henry | Henry Schafer | Felix-Auguste Clement |
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