Albert Meijeringh (1645,

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– July 17, 1714,

), was a

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landscape painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was friends with Johannes Glauber and was in Italy from 1672 to 1683.Albert Meijeringh
in the

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He is known for painting Italianate landscapes. According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father Frederik together with his brother Hendrik, who painted and sold

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s (''kamerschermen'') in Amsterdam.Albert Meyering
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

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, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature He travelled through France and Italy, sometimes in the company of Johannes Glauber and his brother, and was gone for 10 years before he returned to Amsterdam. He specialized in large wall decorations with landscape views of garden houses ore ''Belvederes'', with shade trees reflected on water. Together with Glauber, he decorated the dining room of

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in the 1680s.Johannes Glauber
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meijeringh, Albert 1645 births 1714 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Amsterdam