Karel Dujardin (1626 - 1678)
1626-09-27Amsterdam, The Netherlands1678-11-20Venice, ItalyItaly, The Netherlands
Karel Dujardin
Karel Dujardin was a Dutch painter and printmaker of the Golden Age of Dutch painting.
He studied with Klaas Berchem and Paulus Potter, traveled to Italy, and lived in Lyon. In 1656 he participated in the founding of the Pictura Society in The Hague.
Dujardin painted mostly Italian landscapes, genre scenes, including scenes from rural life, portraits of elegant people and historical paintings.
Many of Dujardin's works are in the Louvre, the Hermitage (St. Petersburg), as well as in Amsterdam, The Hague, Kassel, and Berlin.
Date and place of birt: | 27 september 1626, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Date and place of death: | 20 november 1678, Venice, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy, The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XVII century |
Specialization: | Animalist, Artist, Engraver, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Allegory, Animalistic, Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Baroque |
Technique: | Etching |