Rombout van Troyen (c 1605,
Amsterdam
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– 1655,
Amsterdam
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) was a
Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he painted Italianate landscapes of ruined palaces and grottos, though he had never been to Italy.
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in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
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According to the RKD his works are confused with those of
Jan Pynas.
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in the RKD
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He painted landscapes and architectural scenes.
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References
Rombout van Troyen
on Artnet
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1605 births
1655 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Painters from Amsterdam