Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, nicknamed 'het fret' (the ferret), was a Dutch Golden Age painter celebrated for his evocative Italianate landscapes.

ABOUT

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, born in Deventer, Netherlands, embarked on a fascinating artistic journey that saw him become a prominent figure in Dutch Golden Age painting. After his father's death in 1607, his family moved, possibly to Hoorn, though his early training is thought to have been with one of the many forgotten Amsterdam landscape painters of the 1610s. His formal teachers included Pieter Lastman and Jacob Symonsz Pynas, artists who would later influence his mature wo…

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NOTABLE WORKS

A View of Bracciano with the Church of S. Maria Assunta 1614 · Cleveland Museum of Art Ruins with Figures 1615 · Cook collection Landscape with Playing Satyr Children and Goats 1625 · National Trust Landscape with the Ruins of the Baths of Diocletian, Rome 1625 · National Gallery of Ireland The Dream of Frederick III, Elector of Saxony 1626 · Oude Lutherse Kerk Adoration of the Shepherds 1627 · Bavarian State Painting Collections

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Paul BrilFlemish landscape painting Pieter LastmanPre-Rembrandtism

Influenced

Claude LorrainBaroque landscape painting Jan de BisschopDutch Golden Age painting Jan LinsenDutch Golden Age painting