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BACKHUYSEN, Ludolf
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1631-1708
Ludolf Backhuysen (or Bakhuizen) (Dec 28, 1630 - Nov 17, 1708) was a Dutch painter, born in Emden, Hanover.
Bakhuysen started his career as a bookkeeper. He had a very nice handwriting and loved arithmetic. Working for a wealthy merchant at Amsterdam, he discovered so strong a genius for painting that he relinquished the business and devoted himself to art. He studied first under Allart van Everdingen and then under Hendrik Dubbels, two eminent masters of the time, and soon became celebrated for his sea-pieces.
He was an ardent student of nature, and frequently exposed himself on the sea in an open boat in order to study the effects of storms. His compositions, which are numerous, are nearly all variations of one subject, the sea, and in a style peculiarly his own, marked by intense realism or faithful imitation of nature. In his later years Backhuysen employed his skills in etching and calligraphy.
During his life Backhuysen was visited by Cosimo III de' Medici and Peter the Great. In 1699 he opened a gallery on the topfloor of the famous Amsterdam townhall. After a visit to England he died in Amsterdam on November 17, 1708.
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Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast
1667
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Painting ID:: 4898
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Ships_in_Distress_off_a_Rocky_Coast
1667
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington
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Ships Running Aground in a Storm hh
1690s
Oil on canvas, 173,5 x 341 cm
Mus??es Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Painting ID:: 4899
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Ships_Running_Aground_in_a_Storm__hh
1690s
Oil on canvas, 173,5 x 341 cm
Mus??es Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
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View from the Mussel Pier in Amsterdam hh
1673
Oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 4900
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View_from_the_Mussel_Pier_in_Amsterdam_hh
1673
Oil on canvas
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Ships on the Zuiderzee before the Fort of Naarden fgg
1660s
Oil on oak, 37,5 x 48,4 cm
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
Painting ID:: 4901
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Ships_on_the_Zuiderzee_before_the_Fort_of_Naarden_fgg
1660s
Oil on oak, 37,5 x 48,4 cm
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
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Shipwreck by the Coastal Cliffs
mk91
Oil on canvas
52.5x68
Painting ID:: 34277
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Shipwreck_by_the_Coastal_Cliffs
mk91
Oil on canvas
52.5x68
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BACKHUYSEN,_Ludolf
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1631-1708
Ludolf Backhuysen (or Bakhuizen) (Dec 28, 1630 - Nov 17, 1708) was a Dutch painter, born in Emden, Hanover.
Bakhuysen started his career as a bookkeeper. He had a very nice handwriting and loved arithmetic. Working for a wealthy merchant at Amsterdam, he discovered so strong a genius for painting that he relinquished the business and devoted himself to art. He studied first under Allart van Everdingen and then under Hendrik Dubbels, two eminent masters of the time, and soon became celebrated for his sea-pieces.
He was an ardent student of nature, and frequently exposed himself on the sea in an open boat in order to study the effects of storms. His compositions, which are numerous, are nearly all variations of one subject, the sea, and in a style peculiarly his own, marked by intense realism or faithful imitation of nature. In his later years Backhuysen employed his skills in etching and calligraphy.
During his life Backhuysen was visited by Cosimo III de' Medici and Peter the Great. In 1699 he opened a gallery on the topfloor of the famous Amsterdam townhall. After a visit to England he died in Amsterdam on November 17, 1708.
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