Artist

Cornelis van Poelenburgh

Portrait of Cornelis van Poelenburgh

Dutch, 1594–1667

Cornelis van Poelenburgh was a Dutch Baroque artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brukenthal National Museum.

Cornelis van Poelenburgh or Cornelis van Poelenburch, was a Dutch landscape painter and draughtsman. He was the leading representative of the first generation of Dutch landscape painters who were active in Rome in the early 17th century. He was known for small-scale paintings depicting Italianate landscapes with small figures enacting biblical or mythological scenes or in contemporary attire.

Collections represented

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