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Creator

Dutch Artist · 1620–1691

Aelbert Cuyp's paintings are said to be "enveloped in the atmosphere as if imprisoned in pale amber." From a family of painters in the river town of Dordrecht, Cuyp probably learned his craft from his father. After his father's death in 1651 and his mother's three years later, Cuyp inherited considerable property and became a leading citizen in town affairs. In 1658 he married a rich widow and his