Benjamin Gerritszoon Cuyp (or Cuijp; December 1612 – 28 August 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

Biography

Cuyp was born and died in

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

, in the

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. According to Arnold Houbraken, he was a pupil of his uncle ( Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp) who taught him together with his son, (Benjamin's cousin)

Aelbert Cuyp Aelbert Jacobszoon Cuyp () (20 October 1620 – 15 November 1691) was one of the leading Dutch Golden Age painters, producing mainly landscapes. The most famous of a family of painters, the pupil of his father Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp (1594–1651 ...

. Houbraken felt Aelbert had neater brush strokes and Benjamin showed the rough approach of his teacher. However according to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), Houbraken was mistaken about the family; where in actuality Benjamin and Jacob were both born in Dordrecht as the sons of a glasspainter from

Venlo Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...

named

Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp Gerrit Gerritsz. Cuyp (or Cuijp; c.1565–1644) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and stained glass cartoon draughtsman. Biography According to the RKD he was born in Venlo and moved to Dordrecht before 19 January 1585, when he married and beca ...

. Benjamin learned to paint from his older half-brother, Jacob Cuyp. He was therefore the uncle, not the cousin, of the much more famous

. He is known for allegorical pieces, genre works, beach scenes, military scenes, and landscapes. He influenced Barent van Kalraet, and was followed by Maerten Fransz van der Hulst. While his Baroque painting styles seems to have been influenced by Rembrandt’s dramatic use of

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Works

* ''Joseph interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler'', Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam * ''The Entombment'', Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam * ''Interior of a peasant cottage'', Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam * ''Saul and the Witch of Endor evoking the ghost of Samuel'', Charles de Bruyeres Museum,

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, France

Gallery

File:Benjamin Cuyp Joseph interpreting dreams 1630-1652.jpg, alt=, ''Interpreting Dreams'' File:Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp - Peasants dancing and drinking outside an inn.jpg, alt=, ''Peasants Dancing and Drinking Outside an Inn'' File:Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp - Adoration of the Shepherds - WGA5847.jpg, alt=, ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' File:Aelbert Cuyp 006.jpg, alt=, ''Moment of Rest in the Camp''

References

External links

* Others works available in his page in the

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